Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area

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combined statistical area metropolitan region

The Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area is a major combined urban region in the Mid-Atlantic United States centered on the cities of Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., known for its dense population, federal government presence, and diverse economy.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Baltimore metropolitan area	28
Central Maryland	5
Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area	2
Baltimore–Columbia–Towson metropolitan statistical area	1
Washington, D.C.–Baltimore	1
Washington–Baltimore–Arlington CSA	1
central Maryland	1

Statements (99)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combined statistical area ⓘ metropolitan region ⓘ
containsCity	Aberdeen, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ Annapolis ⓘ Arlington, Virginia ⓘ Baltimore ⓘ Bel Air, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ Bowie, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Catonsville, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ College Park, Maryland ⓘ Columbia, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Dundalk, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellicott City, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairfax, Virginia ⓘ Falls Church ⓘ surface form: Falls Church, Virginia Frederick, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaithersburg ⓘ surface form: Gaithersburg, Maryland Germantown, Maryland ⓘ Glen Burnie, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenbelt, Maryland ⓘ Hagerstown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Herndon ⓘ surface form: Herndon, Virginia Hyattsville, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ La Plata, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanham, Maryland ⓘ Largo, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurel, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Leesburg ⓘ surface form: Leesburg, Virginia Manassas ⓘ surface form: Manassas, Virginia Odenton, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Reston ⓘ surface form: Reston, Virginia Rockville, Maryland ⓘ Severn, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ Towson, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tysons, Virginia ⓘ Upper Marlboro, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldorf, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ Woodbridge, Virginia ⓘ
containsStateOrDistrict	District of Columbia ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasAirport	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport ⓘ Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ Washington Dulles International Airport ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
hasCoreCity	Baltimore ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasMajorInstitution	Fort George G. Meade ⓘ surface form: Fort Meade George Washington University ⓘ Georgetown University ⓘ Johns Hopkins University ⓘ National Institutes of Health ⓘ National Security Agency ⓘ Pentagon ⓘ Smithsonian Institution ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ surface form: U.S. Capitol University of Maryland ⓘ surface form: University of Maryland, College Park White House ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Baltimore ⓘ
hasProfessionalSportsTeam	Baltimore Orioles ⓘ Baltimore Ravens ⓘ D.C. United ⓘ Washington Capitals ⓘ Washington Commanders ⓘ Washington Mystics ⓘ Washington Wizards ⓘ
hasRiver	Anacostia River ⓘ Patapsco River ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Baltimore Light Rail ⓘ Baltimore Metro SubwayLink ⓘ surface form: Baltimore Metro Subway Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ Interstate 295 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 495 ⓘ Interstate 695 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ MARC Train ⓘ Washington Metro ⓘ
knownFor	dense population ⓘ diverse economy ⓘ federal government presence ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern United States ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
majorIndustry	biotechnology ⓘ defense ⓘ education ⓘ federal government ⓘ finance ⓘ healthcare ⓘ information technology ⓘ tourism ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ