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| Capital City: | Raleigh |
| 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 |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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