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South Carolina (U.S. state)

State of South Carolina
Flag of South Carolina State seal of South Carolina
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Palmetto State
Motto(s): Dum spiro spero* (Latin), While I Breathe I Hope
Animis opibusque parati† (Latin), Prepared in Mind and Resources
Map of the United States with South Carolina highlighted
Official language English
Demonym South Carolinian
Capital
(and largest city)
Columbia
Largest metro Greenville
Area Ranked 40th
 • Total 32,020 sq mi
(82,931 km2)
 • 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
 • Median household income $46,360 (44th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Sassafras Mountain
3,560 ft (1,085 m)
 • Mean 350 ft  (110 m)
 • Lowest point Atlantic Ocean
sea level
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)
U.S. House delegation 5 Republicans
1 Democrat
1 vacant (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC -5/-4
ISO 3166 US-SC
Abbreviations SC, S.C.
Website www.sc.gov
South Carolina state symbols
Flag of South Carolina.svg
Seal of South Carolina.svg
Living insignia
Amphibian Salamander
Bird Carolina wren
Butterfly Eastern tiger swallowtail
Fish Striped bass
Flower Yellow jessamine
Insect Carolina Mantis
Mammal White-tailed deer
Reptile Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Tree Sabal palmetto
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Dance Carolina shag
Fossil Columbian mammoth
Mammuthus columbi
Mineral Amethyst
Rock Blue granite
Shell Lettered olive
Song "Carolina",
"South Carolina On My Mind"
State route marker
South Carolina state route marker
State quarter
South Carolina quarter dollar coin
Released in 2000
Lists of United States state symbols

South Carolina Listeni/ˌsθ kærəˈlnə/ 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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