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North Carolina vs Alberta Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 5.1 times (410%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 4.7 times (375%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 3.1 times (214%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 5,619 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. North Carolina's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Alberta Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). North Carolina's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. North Carolina's population density is 11.1 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 116 years.
North Carolina vs Alberta Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.