Quick Facts:
Admission to Statehood: November 21, 1789 (12th State)
Area:
Area: 53,821 sq.mi (139,396 sq.km.), 28th
Land: 48,718 sq.mi. (126,179 sq.km.), 29th
Water: 5,103 sq.mi. (13,217 sq.km.), 10th
Coastline: 301 mi. (484 km.), 7th
Shoreline: 3,375 mi. (5,432 km.), 6th
Capital City:
Raleigh
Nickname:
Old North State / Tar Heel State
Population (2013):
9,848,060; Rank: 10 of 50