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'''North Carolina''' is a state of the southeast [[Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1789|1789]]. First settled in 1653, it was part of the province of Carolina until 1691 and became a separate colony in 1711 and a royal colony in 1729. North Carolina seceded in May 1861 and was readmitted to the Union in [[Year Admitted:=1868|1868]]. The state has long been a center of tobacco growing and processing. [[Directory:Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] is the capital and Charlotte the largest city. Population: [[Population:=8,680,000|8,680,000]].

'''North Carolina''' is a state of the southeast [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1789|1789]]. First settled in 1653, it was part of the province of Carolina until 1691 and became a separate colony in 1711 and a royal colony in 1729. North Carolina seceded in May 1861 and was readmitted to the Union in [[Year Admitted:=1868|1868]]. The state has long been a center of tobacco growing and processing. [[Directory:Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] is the capital and Charlotte the largest city. Population: [[Population:=8,680,000|8,680,000]].

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