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. Connections
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Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Source Charlotte (Wikipedia)
Durham, Cities Source Durham, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Raleigh, Cities Raleigh is in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Source Raleigh (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries North Carolina is a state of the United States.
Source North Carolina (Wikipedia)
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Raleigh, Cities Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina.
Source Raleigh (Wikipedia)
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it would consolidate its IndyCar and NASCAR operations at its facility in Mooresville, North Carolina
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Headquartered in High Point, North Carolina
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is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina
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is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court
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The distribution limits are the Norwegian Sea in the northeast, the Davis Strait in the northwest, coastal North Carolina in the southwest and the Celtic Sea in the southeast
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Early Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina, United States
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North Carolina, in the United States
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North Carolina, in the United States
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early Pliocene (Zanclean) Yorktown Formation of North Carolina
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In 1987, the captive animals were released into the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (ARNWR) on the Albemarle Peninsula in North Carolina
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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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North Carolina
Georgia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Georgia, Lead section, borders North CarolinaQuote, Adjacent To: Georgia, Lead section, borders North Carolina
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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North Carolina
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