South Carolina factfile (To go with Nikki Haley wins, in line to become South Carolina governor)
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANSWashington, June 23 (IANS) The following is a factfile on South Carolina, the eastern coastal state in the US that may soon see Indian-American Nikki Haley as governor.
Population: 4.5 million
Capital: Columbia
Major industries: Farming , textiles ,manufacturing chemicals, processed foods , electronics, machinery, paper products
Key sources of economy: Tourism , agriculture and manufacturing
The state has only 1.2 percent population of Asian origin.
President Andrew Jackson, who became chief executive in 1929, and Senator Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, are famous names from South Carolina that is bordered by North Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Nikki Haley to rule largely white South Carolina - Nov 03, 2010
- Indian-American Nikki Haley set to become South Carolina governor - Jan 12, 2011
- Nikki Haley says no to Veep - Aug 19, 2011
- Indian-American Nikki Haley is South Carolina governor (Lead) - Jan 13, 2011
- Indian American Nikki Haley is a new GOP star on the rise - Jun 24, 2010
- Haley, Jindal in Romney's VP guessing game - May 05, 2012
- Nikki Haley skips White House dinner to meet friends - Feb 28, 2012
- Gingrich wins key Republican primary in South Carolina - Jan 22, 2012
- Indian-American Nikki Haley begins historic run as governor (Second Lead) - Jan 13, 2011
- South Carolina want to partner with India: Nikki Haley - Mar 02, 2012
- I know what people want: governor elect Nikki Haley - Nov 04, 2010
- Indian-American Haley is racially attacked - Jun 06, 2010
- Nikki Haley publishing her memoir - Jul 01, 2011
- Nikki Haley becomes first Indian-American woman governor (Lead) - Nov 03, 2010
- Nikki Haley, daughter of Sikh parents, is South Carolina's first woman governor (Night Lead) - Nov 03, 2010
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