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title: SQL Create Table Statement
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## SQL Create Table Statement
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<!-- The article goes here, in GitHub-flavored Markdown. Feel free to add YouTube videos, images, and CodePen/JSBin embeds -->
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A table is a group of data stored in a database.
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To create a table in a database you use the `CREATE TABLE` statement. You give a name to the table and a list of columns with its datatypes.
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```
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CREATE TABLE TABLENAME(Attribute1 Datatype, Attribute2 Datatype,........);
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```
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Here’s an example creating a table named Person:
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE Person(
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Id int not null,
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Name varchar not null,
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DateOfBirth date not null,
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Gender bit not null,
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PRIMARY KEY( Id )
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);
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```
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In the example above, each Person has a Name, a Date of Birth and a Gender. The Id column is the key that identifies one person in the table. You use the keyword `PRIMARY KEY` to configure one or more columns as a primary key.
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A column can be `not null` or `null` indicating whether it is mandatory or not.
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#### More Information:
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