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Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 147.6 sq mi (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.

Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State) and is part of the Research Triangle together with Durham (home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The name of the Research Triangle (often shortened to the "Triangle") originated after the 1959 creation of Research Triangle Park (RTP), located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and universities. The Triangle encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,390,785 in 2019.

Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County. The towns of Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns.

Zhenglan Banner is a flag belonging to Xilingol League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. it is located in the south of Inner Mongolia Autonomous region and the southern end of Xilingol League in Paradise grassland. It is only 180 kilometers away from the capital Beijing. It is the nearest typical grassland area to Beijing. Longitude 116.02 °east, latitude 42.25 °north. Zhenglan Banner has a total area of 10182 square kilometers, a total population of 83000 and a peak population of 105000. It is a multi-ethnic area dominated by Mongolians. It is Hunshandake sandy land in the north, showing the natural scenery of sandy grassland, and low mountains and hills in the south, showing the beauty of meadow steppe. Zhenglan Banner is rich in water resources, including 21 rivers and 147 lakes. The banner is rich in wild animal and plant resources. There are 708 species of plants and rare fields in the banner.
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