North Carolina
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Official language(s) | English | ||||||||||
Capital | Raleigh | ||||||||||
Largest city | Charlotte | ||||||||||
Area | Ranked 28th | ||||||||||
- Total | 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) |
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- Width | 150 miles (240 km) | ||||||||||
- Length | 560[1] miles (901 km) | ||||||||||
- % water | 9.5 | ||||||||||
- Latitude | 34°N to 36°21'N | ||||||||||
- Longitude | 75°30'W to 84°15'W | ||||||||||
Population | Ranked 10th | ||||||||||
- Total (2000) | 8,049,313 | ||||||||||
- Density | 165.24/sq mi 63.80/km² (17th) |
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Elevation | |||||||||||
- Highest point | Mt. Mitchell[2] 6,684 ft (2,038 m) |
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- Mean | 705 ft (215 m) | ||||||||||
- Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[2] 0 ft (0 m) |
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Admission to Union | November 21, 1789 (12th) | ||||||||||
Governor | Mike Easley (D) | ||||||||||
U.S. Senators | Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) |
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Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | NC US-NC | ||||||||||
Web site | www.nc.gov |
North Carolina is a state in the United States. Its capital is Raleigh and its largest city is Charlotte.
North Carolina became a state in 1789. It is one of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule in the American Revolution.
It is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
The state is named for King Charles II of England (in Latin, Carolus means Charles).
North Carolina’s nickname is the Tar Heel state. The reason for this name is because legend has it that from the time before the revolutionary war, NC had, for several years, exported 100,000 barrels of tar and pitch. The tar had gotten stuck to the workers feet.
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