| Population (1994): 7,007,000
(11th in size)
State size: 52,669 square miles (28th in
size)
State Capital: Raleigh (named after Sir Walter
Raleigh, an English navigator)
Major cities: Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh
and Winston-Salem
Admission to union: The 12th State
Date entered the union: November 21, 1789
Origin of state name: Named after King Charles I of
England
Nicknames: The Tar Heel State and the Old North State
Bordering states: Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and
South Carolina, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Dogwood
State tree: Pine
Motto: To Be, Rather Than To Seem |
