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eneral Information
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| Nickname |
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Palmetto State.
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| State bird |
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Carolina Wren.
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| State flower |
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Carolina Yellow Jasmine.
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| Capital |
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Columbia.
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| Date of admission to the Union |
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23 May 1788 (original 13 States; date of ratification of the Constitution).
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| Population |
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4.26 million (official estimate 2005).
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| Population density |
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51.3 per sq km.
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| 2004 total overseas arrivals/US ranking |
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144,000/26
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Overview 