South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States, bordering North Carolina to the north and the Atlantic Ocean and Georgia to the south. Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 8th state, its capital is Columbia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from South Carolina's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union May 23, 1788 (8th state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
Source Georgia (Wikipedia)
Source North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Columbia, Cities Columbia is in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
Source Columbia (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries South Carolina is a state of the United States.
Source South Carolina (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Columbia, Cities Columbia is the capital of South Carolina.
Source Columbia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. South Carolina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Columbia
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 5,570,274
Infobox, area
Area Total 82,932.7 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union May 23, 1788 (8th)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 34, lon -81
Introduction
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River.
View the Source 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.
North Carolina (Wikipedia)
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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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