North Carolina
 
 
Capital: Raleigh 
Nickname:  Tar Heel State 
Area: 52,586 sq mi (29) 
Population: 6.7 mil (10) 
Largest City: Charlotte 
Flower: Flowering Dogwood 
Bird: Cardinal 
Tree:  Pine 
Song:  The Old North State 
Motto:  Esse quam videri 
(To Be, Rather Than to Seem) 
 
 
 
1998-01-03