State Facts
Governor: Bev Perdue
Capital City:RALEIGH
Motto: esse quam videri (to be, rather than to seem)
Population: 9,380,884
Time Zone: Eastern
State Abbreviation: NC
Bordering States SC, TENN, VIRGINA
Admission to Statehood: November 21, 1789
Biggest City: Charloette
Lowest Point: Wrightsville
Professinal teams: Majorleage baseball: dunambulls
Famous People: Floyd Patterson