North Carolina York Real Estate
Land area: 48,710.88 sq miles
Capital City: Raleigh
Population: 8,856,505
Bird: cardinal
Flower: Dogwood
Tree: Longleaf pine
Economy: Agriculture and Industry
Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem Fayetteville, Cary, High Point, Wilmington, Asheville
Motto: To be, rather than to seem
Nickname: Old North State, Tar Heel State
Origin of state's name: Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I
