Nicknamed the Pine Tree State, Maine continues to be largely woodland, and its leading industries rely on wood as a raw material. Maine ranks 39th in size among the states, with an area of 33,741 square miles. The area includes 2,263 square miles of inland water and 613 square miles of coastal water over which it has jurisdiction. It is by far the largest state in New England and has an area nearly equal to that of all the other New England states combined. The mean elevation is about 600 feet.
Maine has a humid continental climate with a moderate summer and a long winter.
The climate is generally milder along the coast, particularly in the winter. Average January temperatures in Maine range from about 10 in the northern part of the state to about 24 along the coast. Average July temperatures range from 62 to 70 with the southern interior being the warmest and the east coast and north the coolest. However, daytime summer temperatures may reach the lower 90 s, and temperatures in winter have fallen as low as -48 in the interior.