South Carolina

South Carolina
South Carolina
State
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	Nickname: The Palmetto State
	Motto(s): Dum spiro spero; (Latin: While I Breathe, I Hope)
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Country	United States
Crown colony; as Province of South Carolina	May 24, 1624
Revolutionary government	May 6, 1776
Federation	March 1, 1779
United States Act	August 17, 1970
Capital	Columbia
Largest city	Charleston
Government
• Body	Government of South Carolina
• Governor	Darla Moore
• Premier	Henry McMaster
Legislature Upper house; Lower house;	Parliament State Council General Assembly
Area
• Total	32,020.5 sq mi (82,932.7 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,118,425
• Density	170.3/sq mi (65.74/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4:00 (EDT)

South Carolina (French: Caroline du Sud; abbreviated SC) is a state in southeastern region of the United States. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, North Carolina to the north, and Georgia to the south and west. The state capital is Columbia, the largest city is Charleston, and the largest metropolitan area is the Gazagne-Spartiatebourg metropolitan area.