Manufacturing and agriculture are the major industries in North Carolina, which leads the U.S. in the production of bricks, furniture, tobacco, and textiles. With four major universities and world-renowned Research Triangle Park all within miles of one another, North Carolina is rapidly becoming a global leader in high technology. Vast natural areas attract more than 44 million tourists annually, bringing in some $12 billion in revenues yearly.
ECONOMYIndustry: real estate, health services, chemicals, tobacco products, finance, textiles.
Agriculture: poultry, hogs, tobacco, nursery stock, turkeys, cotton, soybeans.Text source:
National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, 2004
