 South
Carolina is a state that is situated in the United
States. On the north of this state there is North
Carolina, on its east there is the Atlantic Ocean and on
its south and west there is Georgia. It previously
belonged to the Province of Carolina.
According to the
2008 census, it was found that South Carolina has about
4,479,800 residents and the state is the twenty-fourth
largest state in United States. Columbia is its capital
city and this state has forty-six counties.
The
coastline of South Carolina includes many estuaries and
salt marshes. There are also few natural ports along its
coastline and Charleston and Georgetown are two of such
ports.
The climate in South Carolina is subtropical in nature.
The days are hot and humid during the summer while the
nights are cooler. It is not common for this state to
get snow during the winter months.
The tropical cyclones
sometimes strike South Carolina. Majority of the
population living in South Carolina are Christians
(about 92%) and most of them are Protestants.
While the
number of Roman Catholics is not a much as the
Protestants, Roman Catholics are now growing in number
because of immigration from the north.
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