South Carolina

South Carolina
flag coat of arms/seal
picture: SouthCarolinastateseal.jpg
Karte der USA, South Carolina hervorgehoben

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base data
pointed name: Palmetto State
capital: Columbia
largest city: Columbia
surface
rank (within the USA): 40
altogether: 82,965 km ²
country: 78,051 km ²
water (%): 4,915 km ² (6%)
inhabitant
rank (within the USA): 26
altogether (2004): 4,198,068
density: 48/km ²
member state
place: 8
since: 23. May 1788
Geografie
time belt: Eastern: UTC-5/-4
degree of latitude: 32°4'30 " N to 35°12'N
degree of longitude: 78°0'30 " W to 83°20'W
broad: 320 km
length: 420 km
highest situation: 1,085 m
average situation: 105 m
deepest situation: 0 m
politics
governor: Mark of Sanford
German honorary consul: Wolf current mountain
German consulate for S.C.: Consulate General in Atlanta
Kfz characteristic
abbreviations
postal: Sports club
officially:
ISO 3166-2: US-SC

South Carolina [ˈsaʊθˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə] (dt. Südkarolina) lies in the southeastthe USA at the Atlantic coast. North the state is appropriate North Carolina, south for Georgia, from which it is separate by the river Savannah. Further large rivers are the Pee DTE (after the Indian people of the same name) and the Wataree. In the Mündungsgebieten of theseRivers lie extensive sumps. In the extreme northwest South Carolina portion of the Appalachen has. The Hauptprodukte of the state are cotton and tobacco.

S. C. 80,582 km are large ² and have 4.198.068 millions Inhabitant, of it 30% colored. The capital is Columbia. Traditional one Capital is Charleston at the coast. South Carolina has to 23. May 1788 the condition of the USA ratified and is therefore 8. Founder state of the USA.

With its secession of the union to 20. December 1860 gave this state the impact for the establishment of the Konföderation.This led directly into the American civil war, to 12. April 1861 with the bombardment from away Sumter (lain on an island before Charleston) began.

See also: Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón

largest cities

city County inhabitant
1. April of 2000
inhabitants
1.July 2004
Columbia smelling country 116,278 116,331
Charleston Charleston 96,650 104,883
North Charleston Charleston 79,641 84,271
Greenville Greenville 56,002 56,291
skirt Hill skirt Hill 49,765 57,902
Mount Pleasant Charleston 47,609 56,350
Spartanburg Spartanburg 39,673 38,599
Sumter Sumter 39,643 39,671
Hilton Head Iceland Beaufort 33,862 34,371
Florence Florence 30,248 30,883
Goose Creek Berkeley 29,208 32,250
Summerville Summerville 27,752 34,241
Anderson Anderson one 25,514 25,715
Aiken Aiken 25,337 27,299
Myrtle Beach Horry 22,759 25,410
Greenwood Greenwood 22,071 22,242
Easley Pickens 17,754 18,643
North Augusta Aiken 17,574 19,095
Greer Greenville 16,843 20,416

See also

Karte South Carolinas
to map South Carolina


 

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