Capital city

Raleigh

Admitted to USA

1789

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Population

10,698,973

Area km2 (sq mi)

139,389 (53,819)

Inhabitants per km2

77

Calling code

252, 336, 704, 743, 828, 910, 919, 980, 984

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NC

ISO 3366-2

US-NC

Motto

Esse quam videri

Offical Nickname

Tar Heel State

Major cities

Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston–Salem, Fayetteville, Cary[w], Wilmington, High Point, Concord

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Neighboring states

Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee

Wikipedia extract

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina