North+Carolina

=North Carolina=

= http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html#list = =About North Carolina=


 * North Carolina is the northern portion of the original 1629 land grant made by England's King Charles I, which was named in his honor (Carolus is Latin for Charles). The first European settlement in North Carolina is the famous Lost Colony of Roanoke Island that vanished sometime after 1587. North Carolina joined the Union in 1789 and is the 12th of the original 13 states. One of its major industries is tourism, as many Americans travel to the state to enjoy its beautiful beaches. North Carolina has a long, attractive coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, characterized by many islands, reefs and sand bars. The state stretches westward from the coast across both swampland and fertile tobacco fields. Historic sites, battlefields, old mansions and beautiful gardens attract sightseers and students of American history.

Source: http://usa.usembassy.de/northcarolina.htm =Symbols of North Carolina=

**That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."** ||

State Seal =State Facts=


 * Capital City: || Raleigh ||  ||   ||

= = =Population and Cities=
 * **Nickname:** || Tar Heel State / Old North State ||  ||
 * **Motto:** || Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem) ||^  ||
 * **Statehood:** || November 21, 1789 (12th) ||^  ||
 * **Origin of State's Name:** || Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I. ||^  ||
 * **Largest Cities:** || Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham ||^  ||
 * **Border States:** || Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia ||^  ||
 * **Land Area:** || 48,718 sq. mi., 29th largest ||^  ||
 * **State Bird:** || Cardinal ||^  ||
 * **State Flower:** || American Dogwood (cornus florida) ||^  ||
 * **State Tree:** || Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris) ||^  ||
 * **State Song:** || The Old North State ||^  ||

Population: 9,222,414
 * < Largest City ||> Charlotte ||
 * < Second Largest City ||> Raleigh ||
 * < Persons per square mile ||> 165 ||