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The region is mostly energy efficient compared to the U.S. at large, with every state but Maine ranking within the ten most energy-efficient states; [12] every state in New England also ranks within the ten most expensive states for electricity prices. [13]
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.
Maine has the thirty-fourth highest per capita income in the United States of America. In 2000, the state's average personal per capita income was $26,699. By 2003, that figure had risen to $29,851. By 2011, it was $38,299 [1]
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The origin of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is that it was named after the French province of Maine.Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from its numerous islands. [1]
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