South Carolina State Facts
Nickname: The Palmetto State
Capital: Columbia
Land Area: 32,020 square miles
(40th-largest state. Roughly the size of Austria)
Coastline: 187 miles
Population: 4,625,364, as of 2010 Census
(24th-largest state. Roughly the size of Ireland)
Counties: 46
Average Temperature: 65 degrees F
Natural Resources: Forests, farmland, water
Farm Products: Vegetables, corn, cotton, peaches, tobacco
Major Industries: Manufacturing, Tourism
River System: Pee Dee, Santee, Savannah
Metropolitan Centers: Columbia, Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg
Highest Point: Sassafras Mtn.at 3,560 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Pickens
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
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