Sooth Carolina
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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.
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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| 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 | |
 Released in 2000 | |
| 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.
References
eedit- ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014" (CSV). U.S. Census Bureau. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "S.C. Code of Laws Title 1 Chapter 1 General Provisions". Archived frae the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ South Carolina, State of (1984). "S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-690. Official State beverage". Archived frae the original on 30 Juin 2007. Retrieved 15 Julie 2007.
- ↑ South Carolina, State of (1995). "S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-692. Official State hospitality beverage". Archived frae the original on 30 Juin 2007. Retrieved 15 Julie 2007.
- ↑ South Carolina, State of (1984). "S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-680. Official State fruit". Archived frae the original on 30 Juin 2007. Retrieved 15 Julie 2007.
- ↑ South Carolina General Assembly. "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-681 SO AS TO DESIGNATE COLLARD GREENS AS THE OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE". Retrieved 1 Januar 2012.
- ↑ South Carolina, State of (2006). "S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-682. Official state snack food". Archived frae the original on 30 Juin 2007. Retrieved 15 Julie 2007.
- ↑ "Widespread Economic Growth in 2013". Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2013. Archived frae the original on 2 Mey 2014. Retrieved 30 Mey 2014.
- ↑ N. C. Board of Agriculture (1902). A sketch of North Carolina. Charleston: Lucas-Richardson Co. p. 4. Retrieved 26 Mey 2014.
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