North Carolina North Carolina has an area of 136,420 sq miles and is the 29th largest state in the U.S. The capital is Raleigh. The state bird is the cardinal, and their flower is the dogwood. Their Governor is James B. Hunt, Jr. They have a Democratic Government. The state tree is the pine tree. The largest city in North Carolina is Charlotte. The state’s population in 1997 was established at 7,425,000. The state’s motto …showed first 75 words of 296 total…

…showed last 75 words of 296 total…and it was readmitted to the Union in 1868. In the 1940’s its economy was improved as some of the nation’s largest military installations, including Fort Bragg were located there. After World War II the long struggle to eliminate racial segregation began. It has a large rural population but is also the leading industrial state of its region, and has an expanding high technology industry in the Raleigh-Durham area. Products include tobacco, corn, and furniture.