North Carolina Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of North Carolina.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of North Carolina
STATEHOOD DATE: November 21, 1789 (12th state)
NICKNAME: "The Tarheel State"
TOURISM REGION: Southeast USA
CAPITAL CITY: Raleigh
LARGEST CITY: Charlotte

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: North Carolina Guide
- visitnc.com
- commerce.nc.gov - business - key industries - tourism
- visittheusa.com - state - north carolina
- wikipedia.org - tourism in north carolina - category
- wikitravel.org - north carolina
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - nc - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - north carolina

Government
- nc.gov

Facts
- ncpedia.org - about - quick facts
- wikipedia.org - north carolina - main article
- wikipedia.org - north carolina - more articles
- wikipedia.org - north carolina - category
- wikipedia.org - north carolina - lists
- wikipedia.org - north carolina - outline
- wikipedia.org - north carolina - portal
- census.gov - state by state - north carolina population change

U.S. States Bordering North Carolina:
| Georgia | South Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia |

Bodies of Water Bordering North Carolina:
- Atlantic Ocean