North Carolina
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Photo: North Carolina
The scenic Cape Hatteras Light is America's tallest lighthouse. The beacon safeguards waters that were once known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of dangerous currents, shoals, and storms that sank many a ship.
Photograph by Steve Winter
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North Carolina Information and History

Manufacturing and agriculture are the major industries in North Carolina, which leads the U.S. in the production of bricks, furniture, tobacco, and textiles. With four major universities and world-renowned Research Triangle Park all within miles of one another, North Carolina is rapidly becoming a global leader in high technology. Vast natural areas attract more than 44 million tourists annually, bringing in some $12 billion in revenues yearly.

ECONOMY

Industry: real estate, health services, chemicals, tobacco products, finance, textiles.
Agriculture: poultry, hogs, tobacco, nursery stock, turkeys, cotton, soybeans.

Text source: National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, 2004
North Carolina Flag and Fast Facts
Flag of North Carolina
Area
139,389 square kilometers
(53,819 square miles)
Population
8,407,248
Capital
Raleigh; 306,944
Per Capita Income
U.S. $27,566
Date Statehood Achieved
November 21, 1789
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Map: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
Country: United States
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