Georgie |
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| State of Georgia |
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| Eik-name(s): Peach State, Empire State of the South |
| Motto(s): "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation" |
| Anthem: "Georgia on My Mind" |
 Map o the Unitit States wi Georgie hielichted |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
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| Afore stateheid | Province o Georgie |
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| Admittit tae the Union | 2 Januar 1788 (4t) |
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Caipital
(an lairgest ceety) | Atlanta |
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| Lairgest ceety | caipital |
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| Lairgest metro | Metro Atlanta |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Govrenor | Brian Kemp (R) |
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| • Lieutenant Governor | Geoff Duncan (R) |
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| Legislatur | Georgie General Assemmly |
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| • Upper hoose | State Senate |
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| • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
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| Judiciar | Supreme Coort o Georgie |
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| U.S. senators | David Perdue (R)
Kelly Loeffler (R) |
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| U.S. Hoose delegation | 9 Republicans
5 Democrats (leet) |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 153,909 km2 (59,425 sq mi) |
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| • Laund | 149,976 km2 (57,906 sq mi) |
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| • Water | 3,933 km2 (1,519 sq mi) 2.6% |
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| Area rank | 24t |
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| Dimensions |
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| • Length | 480 km (298 mi) |
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| • Width | 370 km (230 mi) |
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| Elevation | 180 m (600 ft) |
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| Highest elevation | 1,458 m (4,784 ft) |
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| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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| Population (2019) |
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| • Total | 10,617,423 |
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| • Rank | 8t |
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| • Density | 65.4/km2 (165/sq mi) |
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| • Density rank | 18t |
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| • Median hooseaud income | $56183[3] |
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| • Income rank | 33rd |
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| Demonym(s) | Georgian |
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| Leid |
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| • Offeecial leid | Inglis |
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| • Spoken leid | Inglis
Spaingie (7.42%)
Ither (2.82%) |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| USPS abbreviation | GA |
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| ISO 3166 code | US-GA |
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| Trad. abbreviation | Ga. |
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| Latitude | 30.356–34.985° N |
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| Longitude | 80.840–85.605° W |
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| Website | www.georgia.gov |
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Georgie (
i/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/JOR-juh) is astate in thesootheastrenUnitit States. It begoud as a Breetish colony in 1733, the last o the oreeginalThirteen Colonies.[4] Named efter KingGeorge II o Great Breetain,[5] theProvince o Georgie covered the aurie fraeSooth Carolina doun taeSpaingie Florida anNew Fraunce alangLouisiana (New Fraunce), an aa mairchin tae the wast taewart theMississippi River. Georgie wis the fowert state taeratifee theUnitit States Constitution, on Januar 2, 1788.[6] In 1802-1804, wastren Georgie wis spleet tae theMississippi Territory, that later spleet tae formAlabama wi pairt o umwhileWast Florida in 1819. Georgie declared itssecession frae the Union on Januar 19, 1861, an wis ane o the oreeginal seivenConfederate states.[6] It wis the last state tae be restored tae the Union, on Julie 15, 1870.[6] Georgie is the24t lairgest an the8t maist populous o the50 Unitit States. Frae 2007 tae 2008, 14 oGeorgie's coonties ranked amang the naition's 100 fastest-growin, seicont anerly tae Texas.[7] Georgie is kent as thePeach State an theEmpire State of the South.[6]Atlanta is the state's caipital, its maist populous ceety, an haes been named aglobal ceety.
Georgie is mairched tae the sooth biFlorida, tae the east bi theAtlantic Ocean anSooth Carolina, tae the wast biAlabama, an tae the north biTennessee anNorth Carolina. The state's northrenmaist pairt is in theBlue Rig Moontains, pairt o theAppalachian Moontains system. ThePiedmont extends throu the central pairt o the state frae thefithills o the Blue Rig tae theFaw Line, whaur the rivers cascade doun in elevation tae thecoastal plain o the state's soothren pairt. Georgie's heichest point isBrasstown Bald at4,784 feet (1,458 m) abuin sea level; the lawest is theAtlantic Ocean. O the states entirely east o theMississippi River, Georgie is the lairgest inlaund aurie.[8]
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