Population8.68 million (official estimate 2005).
Population Density47.4 per sq km.
CapitalRaleigh.
TimeEastern (GMT - 5).
Daylight Saving Time is observed.
NicknameTar Heel State.
Date of admission to the Union21 Nov 1789 (original 13 States; date of ratification of the Constitution).
Cardinal.
Flowering Dogwood.
Contact Information:North Carolina Division of Tourism301 North Wilmington
Street, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA
Tel: (919) 733 4171
or (800) 847 4862 (brochure requests; toll-free).
Website:
www.visitnc.com North Carolina Division of Tourism in the UK Officec/o Hills Balfour, Notcutt House, 36 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9EU, UK
Tel: (020) 7922 1100.
Website:
www.hillsbalfour.co.uk
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