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Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States in North America.The Golden Isles of Georgia lie off the coast of the state. The main geographical features include mountains such as the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the northwest, the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast, the Piedmont plateau in the central portion of the state and Coastal Plain in the south.
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Map of the United States with Georgia highlighted. Georgia is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2010 United States census, Georgia was the 8th most populous state with 9,688,681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 57,513.49 square miles (148,959.3 km 2) of land. [1]
The State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777. Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778, [13] and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. [14] Slaves with the cotton they had picked. Georgia, c. 1850
An enlargeable map of the state of Georgia. Names Common name: Georgia. Pronunciation: / ˈ dʒ ɔːr dʒ ə / ⓘ JOR-jə; Official name: State of Georgia; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: GA; ISO 3166-2 code: US-GA; Internet second-level domain: .ga.us; Nicknames Peach State [1] (previously used on license plates)
List of cities and towns in Georgia may refer to: ... List of cities and towns in Georgia (U.S. state) See also. List of municipalities in Georgia
The main article for this category is List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) See also categories Towns in Georgia (U.S. state), Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state), Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
As the state capital, Atlanta is the site of most of Georgia's state government. The Georgia State Capitol building, located downtown, houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state, as well as the General Assembly. The Governor's Mansion is in a residential section of Buckhead.