Title: Index of South Carolina–related articles
Content: Capital of the State of South Carolina ; Capitol of the State of South Carolina ; commons:Category:South Carolina State Capitol ; Census statistical areas of South Carolina ; Charlestown, capital of the Province of Carolina 1670–1712, the Province of South Carolina 1712–1776, and the State of South Carolina 1776-1786 ; Cities in South Carolina ; commons:Category:Cities in South Carolina ; Climate of South Carolina ; commons:Category:Climate of South Carolina ; Colleges and universities in South Carolina ; commons:Category:Universities and colleges in South Carolina ; Columbia, South Carolina, state capital since 1786 ; Congressional districts of South Carolina ; Constitution of the State of South Carolina ; commons:Category:Convention centers in South Carolina ; Counties of the state of South Carolina ; commons:Category:Counties in South Carolina ; commons:Category:South Carolina culture commons:Category:Convention centers in South Carolina ; Counties of the state of South Carolina ; commons:Category:Counties in South Carolina ; commons:Category:South Carolina culture commons:Category:South Carolina culture 
Title: South Carolina
Content:  South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. In 2019, its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 133,273 in 2019; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin metropolitan area is the largest in the state, with a 2018 population estimate of 906,626. South 
Title: Columbia, South Carolina
Content:  Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 as of the 2020 U.S. Census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 829,470 and is the 72nd-largest metropolitan statistical area in the nation. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, derived from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored for the Spanish Crown. Columbia is often abbreviated as Cola, 
Title: Antebellum South Carolina
Content:  In 1786, leaders of the state agreed to ease tensions between Upcountry and Lowcountry citizens by moving the capital from Charleston to a location more convenient to both regions. With the capital in Charleston, Upcountry citizens had to travel two days simply to reach state government offices and state courts. The town of Columbia, South Carolina, the first city in America to take that name, was planned and erected. In 1790, the state's politicians moved in, although state offices remained in Charleston until 1865. The Lowcountry and Upcountry even had separate treasury offices with separate treasurers. In 1800, the Santee Canal was completed, connecting the Santee and Cooper Rivers. This made it possible to transport goods directly from the new capital to Charleston. In 1801, the state chartered South 
Title: Columbia, South Carolina, Sesquicentennial half dollar
Content:  The area around what is now Columbia, South Carolina, was settled by British colonials as early as 1718, when Fort Congaree was established at Granby, South Carolina, near the city's present site. Following the end of the American Revolutionary War, the South Carolina Legislature was concerned that the state capital, Charleston, was too vulnerable to attack by sea and too far from the agricultural lands being developed. Accordingly, in 1786, Columbia was designated to be the new capital, one of the first planned cities in the United States. The legislature first met there at the Old State House in 1790. That building proved subject to flooding and damp—a poor place to 
Title: South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
Content:  The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame is an athletics hall of fame in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is in the capital city of Columbia.
Title: Outline of South Carolina
Content: The 46 counties of the state of South Carolina ; Municipalities in South Carolina ; Cities in South Carolina ; State capital of South Carolina: ; City nicknames in South Carolina ; Towns in South Carolina ; Census-designated places in South Carolina 
Title: Columbia, South Carolina
Content:  to its nickname as "Soda City." The city is located about 13 mi northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina, and is the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. As the state capital, Columbia is the site of the South Carolina State House, the center of government for the state. In 1860, the South Carolina Secession Convention took place here; delegates voted for secession, making this the first state to leave the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War. 
Title: Midlands of South Carolina
Content:   The Midlands region of South Carolina is the middle area of the state. The region's main center is Columbia, the state's capital. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The main area code is 803. The area has become a major business center in the state, for its growing production of paper products, textile, medical supplies and steel. It is also a center for farming and medical care. The area is also involved in attractions and tourism, featuring shopping, fishing and amusement.
Title: Sumter, South Carolina
Content:  Known as the Gamecock City, Sumter lies near the geographic center of the state of South Carolina at 33.92694°N, -80.36361°W (33.926942, -80.363541). Sumter is 100 miles west of Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand and 175 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Columbia, the state capital, is about 45 miles to the west, and Charleston is around 100 miles to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69.3 km²), of which 26.6 square miles (68.9 km²) are land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km²) (0.60%) is covered by water.

Question: What is the capital of South Carolina?
Answer: Columbia.
Columbia, South Carolina.
Cola.
Columbia, SC.