South Carolina
| State of South Carolina | |||||
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| Nickname(s): The Palmetto State | |||||
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Motto(s): Dum spiro spero* (Latin), While I Breathe I Hope Animis opibusque parati† (Latin), Prepared in Mind and Resources |
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Demonym | South Carolinian | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Columbia | ||||
| Largest metro | Greenville | ||||
| Area | Ranked 40th | ||||
| • Total | 32,020 sq mi (82,931 km2) |
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| • Width | 200 miles (320 km) | ||||
| • Length | 260 miles (420 km) | ||||
| • % water | 6 | ||||
| • Latitude | 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 78° 32′ W to 83° 21′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 23rd | ||||
| • Total | 4,961,119 (2016 est) | ||||
| • Density | 155/sq mi (60.0/km2) Ranked 19th |
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| • Median household income | $46,360 (44th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft (1,085 m) |
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| • Mean | 350 ft (110 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean sea level |
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| Before statehood | Province of South Carolina | ||||
| Admission to Union | May 23, 1788 (8th) | ||||
| Governor | Henry McMaster (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Kevin Bryant (R) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Lindsey Graham (R) Tim Scott (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC -5/-4 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-SC | ||||
| Abbreviations | SC | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Amphibian | Salamander |
| Bird | Carolina wren, Wild turkey |
| Butterfly | Eastern tiger swallowtail |
| Fish | Striped bass |
| Flower | South Carolina Yellow jessamine |
| Insect | Carolina Mantis |
| Mammal | Carolina Marsh Tacky, Boykin Spaniel,White-tailed deer |
| Reptile | Loggerhead Sea Turtle |
| Tree | Sabal palmetto |
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| Beverage | Milk, Tea |
| Dance | Shag |
| Food | Peach,Collard greens,Boiled peanuts |
| Fossil | Columbian mammoth Mammuthus columbi |
| Mineral | Amethyst |
| Rock | Blue granite |
| Slogan | " Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places |
| Song | "Carolina", "South Carolina On My Mind" |
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South Carolina 
i/ˌsaʊθ kærəˈlaɪnə/ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, doing so on May 23, 1788. South Carolina became the first state to vote to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868.
South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and the 23rd most populous U.S. state. Its GDP as of 2013 was $183.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 3.13%. South Carolina comprises 46 counties. The capital and largest city is Columbia with a 2013 population of 133,358; the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area had a 2013 population of 850,965.
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