 Situated
in the southeastern part of the U.S.A is the state of
North Carolina. The capital of this state is Raleigh and
the state has about one hundred counties. On its north,
North Carolina is bordered by Virginia; on its west it
is bordered by Tennessee; and on its south it is
bordered by Georgia and South Carolina.
The population
of this state is diverse and there are eight Native
American tribes in North Carolina. There are three
geographic regions in this state: the Appalachian
Mountains and foothills, the Piedmont region and the
coastal plain. The two largest landlocked sounds in the
country are also found in this state.
According to the 2008 census, North Carolina is expected
to have about 9,222,414 people and the population has
seen an increase of about 14% in the last eight years or
so.
About fifty-one of the population in this state
consists of females. Tourism plays an important part for
North Carolina’s economy and it is considered to be the
6th most popular as well as visited state in the United
States.
Some of the tourist destinations in North
Carolina consist of beaches, wineries, amusement parks,
sports venues and golf. The tourism industry in this
state hires about one hundred and ninety thousand people
approximately.
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