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eneral Information
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| Nickname |
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Tar Heel State.
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| State bird |
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Cardinal.
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| State bird/flower |
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Flowering Dogwood.
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| Capital |
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Raleigh.
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| Date of admission to the Union |
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21 Nov 1789 (original 13 States; date of ratification of the Constitution).
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| Population |
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8.68 million (official estimate 2005).
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| Population density |
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47.4 per sq km.
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| 2004 total overseas arrivals/US ranking |
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252,000/18.
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