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| Capital city | Columbia |
| Political system | Federal state |
| Currency | USD |
| Surface | 82.97 thous. km² |
| Population | 4 723 723 (2012) |
| Tongue | English |
| religion | Protestantism (68%), Catholicism (7%) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-4 / -5 |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-4 / -5 |
South Carolina - state in the south-eastern part USA. It borders on the north with North Carolina, from the south-west with Georgia. The eastern border is Atlantic Ocean.
Geography
The eastern part of the state lies within the area Atlantic lowlands. The southern border with Georgia is a river Savannah, and the northern part of North Carolina begins with the Little River intake into the Atlantic Ocean, but then runs largely straight to the west. Northwest part of the state climbs up on Piedmont plateau and the slope The Blue Band with Sassafras Mountain (1,083 m), the highest point in the state Counties: Abbeville Aiken Allendale Anderson Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley Calhoun Charleston Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Darlington Dillon Dorchester Edgefield Laurefield Lee Georgetown Greenville Greenwood Hampton Horry Jasper Kershunter Kershunter Georgetown Greenville Greenwood Hampton Horry Jasper Marion Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Orangeburg Pickens Richland Saluda Spartanburg Sumter Union Williamsburg York
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