Country | USA |
Capital city | Roley |
Area | 139,580 km² |
Population | 10,551,162 people (2021) 75.6 people/km² |
Governor | Roy Cooper (D) |
Time zone | UTC -5/ -4 |
ZIP code | NC |
ISO 3166-2 | US-NC |
Official site | www.nc.gov |
North Carolina |
North Carolina (in English: North Carolina) is a state in the USA, whose zip code is NC, and the capital is Raleigh. North Carolina has a population of 10,273,419 (2017). The total area of North Carolina is 139,480 km², of which 126,089 km² is land and 13,391 km² is water (9.6%).
Geography
the Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina is bordered by South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Geographically, it is divided into three distinct areas: the Coastal Lowlands, which make up about 45% of the state’s total area, the Piedmont Plateau in the middle (35% of the total area), and the Appalachians in the westernmost parts of the state, where the most the highest point – Mount Mitchell (2038 m).
Influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, the coastal zone has a much milder and warmer climate than the interior of the state. Average temperatures here in summer are around 30 °C, and winter temperatures are around 5 °C, while in the interior in winter there is a permanent snow cover with an average thickness of 20 cm and temperatures around -5 °C.
Economics
For 2008, the state’s GDP was $400.2 billion, ranking it ninth among states. The average per capita income is $33,735, which ranks it 36th nationally.
In the 20th century, the state rose among the leaders in agriculture and industry. Among the main industries developed here are poultry and cattle breeding. Of the plants, the most important is tobacco, of which the state is the largest producer in the United States. Of the industries of greatest importance is the textile industry, which is one of the pillars of the US economy, although many jobs have been lost here in the past two decades due to intense pressure from low-cost manufacturing in Latin America and China.
In recent years, financial services, biotechnology and computer technology have been developing at a rapid pace in the large urban agglomerations of Charlotte and Raleigh.
Cities
- Burlington
- Gastonia
- Greenville
- Greensboro
- Jacksonville
- Durham
- Elizabeth City
- Kinston
- Concord
- Laurinburg
- Monroe
- Roley
- Wilmington
- Fayetteville
- High Point
- The Charlotte
Towns
- Winterville
- Cameron
Counties
According to Countryaah, North Carolina consists of 100 counties:
- Alamance
- Allegheny
- Alexander
- Anson
- Ash
- Beaufort
- Bladen
- Brunswick
- Bangkam
- Burke
- Bertie
- Vance
- Washington
- Gaston
- Gates
- Guilford
- Granville
- Graham
- Green
- Davey
- Davidson
- Dare
- Jackson
- Johnston
- Jones
- Dublin
- Durham
- Edgecombe
- Avery
- Airedel
- Camden
- The carter
- Caswell
- Clay
- Cleveland
- Caldwell
- Craven
- Columbus
- Kuberas
- Cumberland
- Currituck
- Cutouba
- Lee
- Lincoln
- Lenore
- Madison
- McDowell
- Martin
- Macon
- Mecklenburg
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Plague
- Ours
- Northampton
- New Hanover
- Onslow
- Orange
- Pamlico
- Pasquotank
- Pender
- Pete
- Col
- Perquimans
- Person
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Robson
- Rockingham
- Rowan
- Rutherford
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Stanley
- Stokes
- Swain
- Surrey
- Tyrell
- Transylvania
- Wake
- Wayne
- Wilkes
- Wilson
- Warren
- Watoga
- Franklin
- Forsyth
- Hyde
- Halifax
- Harnett
- Heywood
- Henderson
- Hock
- Hertford
- I’m chatting
- Cherokee
- Chowan
- Union
- Yadkin
- Yancey
Raleigh, North Carolina
Country | USA |
State | North Carolina |
Area | 382 km² |
Highness height | 96 m |
Population | 467,665 people (2020) 1224 people/km² |
Founding | 1792 |
ZIP code | 27601 |
Telephone code | 919, 984 |
Official site | raleighnc.gov |
Roles |
Raleigh (in English: Raleigh) is the capital of the state of North Carolina, United States of America and the administrative center of Wake County.
It was founded in 1792 to serve as the state capital, and was named after Sir Walter Raleigh. It is the second largest city in North Carolina after Charlotte with a population of approximately 874,579 (2020).
Fayetteville Street.
Personalities
Born in Raleigh
- Daniel McFadden (b. 1937), economist
- Doug Aldrich (b. 1964), musician
- Emily Proctor (b. 1968), film actress