South Carolina is a state in the southern region of the United
States of America. Originally known as Carolina, the Province
of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence
from the British Crown during the American Revolution. It was
the first state to secede from the Union and was part of the Confederate
States of America. The state is named after King Charles II, as
Carolus is Latin for Charles. According to the 2006 estimate by
the U.S. Census Bureau, the state's population is 4,321,249 ranked
24th.
