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Location of Georgia State


Capital: Atlanta

Population: 10,519,475 (Source: 2012 U.S. Census)

Major Cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, Athens

Borders: Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $433,569 million (2012 U.S. Department of Commerce)

Key Industries:
Agriculture including peanuts, peaches, cotton, and poultry
Timber, carpet, textiles, and paper products

How Georgia got its name: Georgia was named for King George II who signed the charter for James Oglethorpe to start the colony.

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Georgia State Symbols

State Nickname: Peach State

State Slogan: Georgia on My Mind; also its state song

State Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation

State flower: Cherokee Rose

State bird: Brown Thrasher

State fish: Largemouth bass

State tree: Live Oak

State mammal: Right whale

State foods: Grits, Peaches, Vidalia Sweet Onions

Becoming a State

Date admitted: Wednesday, January 2, 1788

Number admitted: 4

Prior Name: Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation

Postal Abbreviation: GA

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The Geography of Georgia

Total Size: 57,906 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census)

Geographical Low Point: Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Geographical High Point: Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Towns-Union (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Central Point: Located in Twiggs County approx. 18 miles southeast of Macon (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Counties: 159 (source: National Association of Counties)

Bodies of Water: Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Lake Lanier, Lake Hartwell, and the Atlantic Ocean

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