North Carolina lies in the Southeastern United States between Virginia and South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. It joined the Union as the 12th state in 1789; its capital is Raleigh and its largest city is Charlotte. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2025 estimate from North Carolina's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union November 21, 1789 (12th state), per the infobox. North Carolina
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Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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Durham, Cities Source Durham, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Raleigh, Cities Raleigh is in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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United States, Countries North Carolina is a state of the United States.
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Raleigh, Cities Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina.
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is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court
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Capital Raleigh
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Population (2025) Total 11197968
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Area Total 139391 km2
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On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution. In the run-up to the American Civil War, North Carolina declared its secession from the Union on May 20, 1861, becoming the tenth of eleven states to join the Confederate States of America.
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North Carolina ( KAYR-ə-LIE-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States.
Adjacent To: South Carolina, Lead section, borders South Carolina
It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
Adjacent To: Tennessee, Lead section, borders Tennessee
It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
Adjacent To: Virginia, Lead section, borders Virginia
It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
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Wikidata Q1454, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Durham, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
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Georgia (Wikipedia)
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It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
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Charlotte (Wikipedia)
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