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Entered the Union: November 21, 1789 (12th State)

North Carolina Capital City: Raleigh

Lagest Cities in North Carolina: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Fayetteville, Cary, Wilmington, High Point, Greenville

Bordering States: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

North Carolina 2013 Population (Estimate): 9,848,060

North Carolina 2010 Population (Estimate): 9,535,471

Origin of State Name: In honor of Charles I of England

State Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)

North Carolina Nickname: Tar Heel State

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