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State:	South Carolina
Abbreviation:	SC
Capital:	Columbia
Largest City:	Columbia
Population:	4012012
Land-Square Miles:	30,111
Land-Square Miles Rank:	40
Highest Point:	Sassafras Mountain, 3,560 ft.
Governor of South Carolina:	Mark C. Sanford
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	May 23, 1788
State Number:	8th
State Motto:	Prepared in mind and resources (Animis opibusque parati)
State Nickname:	Palmetto State
State Flower:	Yellow Jessamine
StateFlower2:	Gelsemium sempervirens
State Bird:	Great Carolina Wren
State Song:	Carolina
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	In honor of Charles I of England
Major Industries:	Textile Mill Products, Chemicals and Agriculture
Historical Sites:	Fort Sumter National Monument
Points Of Interest:	Aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor; the Middleton, Magnolia, and Cypress Gardens in Charleston
Bordering States:	North Carolina and Georgia