Washington, 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.
