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| Capital
City: |
Atlanta |
| Location: |
33.76290 N, 084.42259 W |
| Area: |
59441 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
7,486,000 |
| Statehood: |
January 2, 1788; 4th
State |
| Song: |
Georgia
on my mind |
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words by: Syuart Gorrell |
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music by: Hoagy Carmichael |
| Nickname: |
Peach State, Goober
State, Empire of the south. |
| Origin of states
name: |
Named for King George II of England. |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Columbus, Savannah, Macon; |
| Border
States: |
Alabama, Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina, |
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Tennessee; |
| Geographic Center: |
Twiggs, 18 miles southeast of Macon |
| Presidential
Birthplace: |
James Earl Carter,
1977 - 1981 |
| Coastline: |
100 miles |
| Highest
Point: |
Brasston Bald, 4784
feet |
| Agriculture: |
Poultry & Eggs, peanuts, cattle,
hogs, vegetables. |
| Industry: |
Textiles, food
processing, tourism, electric equipment. |
| National Park: |
Okefenokee N. Wildlife |
| Topography: |
Most southerly of the
Blue Ridge Mountains cover |
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northeast & north
central; coastal plain levels to |
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coastal flatlands. |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 80 to 85 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 40 to 51 |
| Flower: |
Cherokee Rose |
| Tree: |
Live Oak |
| Newspapers: |
Georgia
Press Association |
| Attractions: |
Georgia
Attractions. Roadside America |
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