North Carolina

North Carolina was a state in the southeastern United States. The state bordered South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina was the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the 50 United States pre-WWIII. North Carolina was known as the Tar Heel State and the Old North State.

North Carolina was composed of 100 counties. North Carolina's two largest metropolitan areas were among the top ten fastest-growing in the country: its capital, Raleigh, and its largest city, Charlotte. North Carolina's economy underwent a transition from reliance upon tobacco, textiles, and furniture-making to a more diversified economy with engineering, energy, biotechnology, and finance sectors.

North Carolina has a wide range of elevations, from sea level on the coast to 2,042 meters at Mount Mitchell, the highest point in the Eastern US. The climate of the coastal plains is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical climate zone. More than 500 km from the coast, the western, mountainous part of the state has a subtropical highland climate.

Modern North Carolina Region
Today, this region's economy is dependent upon agriculture, tourism and engineering. Raleigh is now the region's administrative center and Restored Charlotte (to ca 1880 CE appearance) is the major tourism location with some 26 million visitors annually.