North Carolina: State o the Unitit States o Americae
North Carolina is a state in the Unitit States o Americae, on the east coast.
Nor Carolina haes the 10t maist indwallers o aa the States o the U.S., an is the 28t lairgest state bi aurie. The state is dividit intae 100 coonties. The caipital is Raleigh, that alang wi Durham an Chapel Hill is hame tae the lairgest resairch pairk in the Unitit States (Research Triangle Park). The maist populous municipality is Charlotte, that is the third lairgest bankin centre in the Unitit States efter New York City an San Francisco.
North Carolina | |
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| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Province o North Carolina |
| Admittit tae the Union | November 21, 1789 (12t) |
| Lairgest ceety | Charlotte |
| Lairgest metro | Charlotte metro aurie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Roy Cooper (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Dan Forest (R) |
| Legislatur | General Assembly |
| • Upper hoose | Senate |
| • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Richard Burr (R) Thom Tillis (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 10 Republicans 3 Democrats (leet) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,943,964 (2,014 est) |
| • Density | 82.7/km2 (212.2/sq mi) |
| • Median hooseaud income | $54082 |
| • Income rank | 38t |
| Leid | |
| • Offeecial leid | None (Inglis de facto) |
| • Spoken leid | As o 2000
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| Latitude | 33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N |
| Longitude | 75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W |
The state haes a wide range o elevations, frae sea level on the coast tae 6,684 feet (2,037 m) at Munt Mitchell, the heichest pynt in North Americae east o the Mississippi River. The climate o the coastal plains is strangly influenced bi the Atlantic Ocean. Maist o the state faws in the humid subtropical climate zone. Mair nor 300 mile (500 km) frae the coast, the wastren, muntainous pairt of the state haes a subtropical hieland climate.
References
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