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Facts Origin of State Name : Named in honor of King Charles I of England.
Nickname : The Tar Heel State and Old North State.
Capital : Raleigh.
Country : 100 counties
Location : 35.821N, 78.658W
Entered Union : 21 November 1789 (12th).
Song : "The Old North State."
Motto : Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem).
Flag : Adjacent to the fly of two equally sized bars, red above and white below, is a blue union containing a white star in the center, flanked by the letters N and C in gold. Above and below the star are two gold scrolls, the upper one reading "May 20th 1775," the lower one "April 12th 1776."
Mammal : Gray squirrel.
Bird : Cardinal.
Fish : Channel bass.
Dog : Plott hound.
Reptile : Eastern box turtle.
Insect : Honeybee.
Flower : Dogwood.
Tree : Long leaf pine.
Vegetable : Sweet potato.
Beverage : Milk.
Shell : Scotch bonnet.
Precious Stone : Emerald.
Rock : Granite.
Population : 8,683,242 as on 2005 census
Agriculture : Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans.
Industry : Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism.