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  1. Year of Admission: 1788
  2. Order of Admission: 8th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1896
  4. Capital: Columbia
  5. Population: 3,760,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 30,111 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 122.0 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Palmetto State
  9. Motto: Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe, I hope.)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 46
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 124
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 6
  15. Main Industries: Tourism, agriculture, manufacturing
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, kaolin, limestone, peat, dense forests