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Sooth Carolina (Inglis: South Carolina) is a state in the sootheastren region o the Unitit States. The state is mairchit tae the north bi North Carolina, tae the sooth an wast bi Georgie, athort the Savannah River, an tae the east bi the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sooth Carolina | |
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Kintra | Unitit States |
Afore stateheid | Province o Sooth Carolina |
Admittit tae the Union | Mey 23, 1788 (8t) |
Lairgest metro | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Henry McMaster (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Kevin Bryant (R) |
Legislatur | General Assembly |
• Upper hoose | Senate |
• Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
U.S. senators | Lindsey Graham (R) Tim Scott (R) |
U.S. Hoose delegation | 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat (leet) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,832,482 (2,014 est)[1] |
• Density | 60.0/km2 (155/sq mi) |
• Median hooseaud income | $44625 |
• Income rank | 38t |
Leid | |
• Offeecial leid | Inglis |
Latitude | 32° 2′ N tae 35° 13′ N |
Longitude | 78° 32′ W tae 83° 21′ W |
Sooth Carolina state seembols | |
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![]() The Banner o Sooth Carolina | |
Ainimal an Plant insignia | |
Amphibian | Salamander |
Bird(s) | Carolina wren, Wild turkey |
Butterflee | Eastren tiger swallaetail |
Fish | Striped bass |
Flouer(s) | South Carolina Yellow jessamine |
Insect | Carolina Mantis |
Mammal(s) | Carolina Marsh Tacky, Boykin Spaniel,[2] White-tailed deer |
Reptile | Loggerheid Sea Turtle |
Tree | Sabal palmetto |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk,[3] Tea[4] |
Dance | Shag |
Fuid | Peach,[5] Collard greens,[6] Boiled peanuts[7] |
Fossil | Columbian mammoth Mammuthus columbi |
Mineral | Amethyst |
Rock | Blue granite |
Slogan(s) | Smilin Faces, Beautiful Places |
Sang(s) | "Carolina", "South Carolina On My Mind" |
Route merker(s) | |
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State Quarter | |
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Leets o Unitit States state seembols |
Sooth Carolina becam the aicht state tae ratifee the U.S. Constitution on Mey 23, 1788. Sooth Carolina becam the first state tae vote in favour o secession frae the Union on December 20, 1860. Efter the American Ceevil War, it wis readmittit intae the Unitit States on 25 Juin 1868.
Sooth Carolina is the 40t maist extensive an 23rd maist populous U.S. state. Its GDP as o 2013 wis $183.6 billion, wi an annual growthe rate o 3.13%.[8] Sooth Carolina is componed o 46 coonties. The caipital is Columbia wi a 2016 population o 134,309; while its lairgest ceety is Charleston wi a 2016 population o 134,385. The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan aurie is the lairgest in the state, wi a 2016 population estimate o 884,975.
Sooth Carolina is named in honour o King Charles I o Ingland, that first formed the Inglis colony, wi Carolus bein Latin for "Charles".[9]
Sooth Carolina is kent for its 187 mile o coastline, beautifu lush gairdens, historic steids an Soothren plantations, colonial, African an European culturs, an its growin economic development.
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