"The
Palmetto State"
Motto: "Animis opibusque parati"
(Prepared in mind and resources)
and "Dum spiro spero"
(While I breathe, I hope)
Union Member Since May 23, 1788 (8)
Governor:
Mark Sanford
Official State of South Carolina Web Site:
www.myscgov.com
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Capitol:
Columbia
Tree: Palmetto
Bird: Carolina Wren
Flower: Carolina Jessamine
State Song: "Carolina"
Population and (rank):
3,486,703 (1990)(26)
4,012,012 (2000 est.)
Land Area and (rank):
30,111 square miles
(77,988 sq km) (40) |