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North Carolina State Trivia
Capital City:
Raleigh
Area: 53821 sq.mi.
Land: 48718 sq.mi.
Water: 5103 sq.mi.
Area Codes: 252 - 336 - 704 -
828 - 910 - 919 - 980
Bird: Cardinal
Flower: Dogwood
Highest Point: 6684 feet
Lowest Point: Sea level
Soil: North Carolina - Cecil
Tree: Longleaf Pine
Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham,
Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, High Point,
Wilmington, Asheville
Nickname: Old North State
Population: 8,049,313
Economy:
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery
stock, cattle, soybeans
Industry: Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical
products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism
North Carolina
State Flag
That the flag
of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union,
containing in the center thereof a white star with the
letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on
the right of said star, the circle containing the same
to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the
flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the
upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the
length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the
perpendicular length of the union, and the total length
of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That
above the star in the center of the union there shall be
a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black
letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that
below the star there shall be a similar scroll
containing in black letters the inscription: "April
12th, 1776."
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