North Carolina

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North Carolina ( /ˌnɔrθ kærəˈlaɪnə/ (help·info)) is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte. North Carolina was one of the original English Thirteen Colonies, and was originally known as Province of Carolina. S... more
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Area:

  • 139,509 km² (53864.7 mi² )

Time zone(s):

Population:

  • 6,628,637 (1990)

Country:

Date founded:

  • Nov 21, 1789

Contained by:

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Also known as:

  • Tar Heel State,
  • NC

Location

Capital

Raleigh

Raleigh (pronounced /ˈrɔːli/ is the capital city of the state of North Carolina, the seat of Wake County and the second largest city in North Carolina behind Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's estimated...

Population

number date
  • 9,061,032
  • 2,206,287
  • 1910
  • 2,559,123
  • 1920
  • 992,622
  • 1860
  • 1,893,810
  • 1900
  • 869,039
  • 1850
  • 6,628,637
  • 1990
  • 4,061,929
  • 1950
  • 3,571,623
  • 1940
  • 3,170,276
  • 1930
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ISO 3166-2 Code:

  • US-NC

Official symbols:

Kind of symbol Symbol Date adopted
  • 1963
  • 1987
  • 1943
  • 1971
  • 2005
  • 1963
  • 1979
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GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 399,446,000,000
  • 2007

Religions:

Religion Percent of population As of date
  • 2 %
  • 2002
  • 2 %
  • 2002
  • 10 %
  • 2002
  • 2 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 6 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
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Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 35.48336
  • -79.40023

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Government

Representatives:

Officeholder Office, position, or title Governmental body (if position is part of one) Jurisdiction of office Legislative sessions From To
  • 1972
  • 2003
  • Jan 3, 2009
  • Jan 3, 2005
  • 1754
  • 1764
  • 1765
  • 1771
  • Jan 6, 1999
  • Jan 3, 2005
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Governing officials:

Officeholder Office, position, or title Governmental body (if position is part of one) From To
  • 2001
  • 2009
  • 2009
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