SCSouth Carolina
Palmetto State · Capital: Columbia · South (Deep South)
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Capital
Columbia
Largest city
Columbia
Population
5–10 million
Area rank
#40 of 50
Admitted
1788
Time zone
Eastern Time
Region
South
Letters
13
Bordering states: North Carolina, Georgia.
4 fun facts about South Carolina
- The Civil War started here when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, April 12, 1861.
- SC produces over 10% of US peaches — more than Georgia in most years.
- The first opera house in the US opened in Charleston in 1735.
- Sweet tea is the unofficial state drink — it's served everywhere from gas stations to weddings.
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