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State Facts
Full Name - State of North Carolina
Admitted to the Union (Rank) - November 21, 1789 (12th)
Population 2012 (Rank) - 9,752,073 (10th)
Land Area (Rank) - 48,711 square miles; 126,161 sq km (29th)
Capital - Raleigh
State Nicknames - Tar Heel State
Motto - Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
Song
“The Old North State” (music by E. E. Randolph, words by William Gaston)
State Symbols
Flower: Dogwood
Tree: Pine
Bird: Cardinal
Gem: Emerald
Stone: Granite
Mammal: Gray squirrel
Reptile: Eastern box turtle
Fruit: Scuppernong grape
Economy:
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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