Georgia was the 4th state in the
USA; it became a state on January 2, 1788.
State Abbreviation - GA
State Capital - Atlanta
Largest City - Atlanta
Area - 59,441 square miles [Georgia is the 24th biggest state
in the USA]
Population - 8,186,453 (as of 2000) [Georgia is the tenth most
populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - textiles, timber (especially pine), agriculture
(cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry)
Presidential Birthplace - James Earl
Carter, Jr., was born in Plains on October 1, 1924 (he was
the 39th US President, serving from 1977 to 1981).
Major Rivers - Chattahoochee River,
Savannah River, Suwannee River
Major Lakes - Lake Sidney Lanier, Clark Hill Lake, West Point
Lake, Lake Hartwell
Highest Point - Brasstown Bald - 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above
sea level
Bordering States - Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina
Bordering Body of Water - Atlantic Ocean
Origin of the Name Georgia - Georgia was named to honor King
George II of England. State Nickname - Empire State of the
South, Peach State
State Motto - "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
State Song - Georgia on My Mind
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