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Picturesque North Carolina was the 12th state in the USA; it became a state on November 21, 1789.
State Abbreviation: NC
State Nickname: Tar Heel State
Capital City: Raleigh
Area: 53,821 square miles [North Carolina is the 28th biggest state in the USA]
Population: 8,049,313 (as of 2000) [North Carolina is the 11th most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Cardinal
Flower: Flowering dogwood
Tree: Longleaf Pine
Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, High Point, Wilmington, Asheville
Bordering States: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Bordering Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean
Major Rivers: Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River
Major Lakes: Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, Lake Waccamaw
Highest Point: Mt. Mitchell - 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans
Industry: Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism
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