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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.
The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. [16] As of the 2022 elections, there are 12 female state governors currently serving.
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, and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. Slaves with the cotton they had picked. Georgia, c. 1850
Part of the reason that Georgia might become more purple: the growing minority population. Eighty-one percent of Georgia's population growth in the past decade is due to an increase in the ...
1935 (1970) [note 1] [8] [9] Botanical garden. State Botanical Garden of Georgia. 1984 [10] Butterfly. Eastern tiger swallowtail. Papilio glaucus.
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.
Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2022. Starting with the 2000 United States presidential election, the terms "red state" and "blue state" have referred to U.S. states whose voters vote predominantly for one party—the Republican Party in red states and the Democratic Party in blue states—in presidential and other statewide elections.
Because the one county where the banished criminal is technically allowed to live is so unpopulated, the banished criminals will leave the state of Georgia rather than move to that county. Georgia is the only state that still allows sole commissioner county government. As of 2021, seven of the state's 159 counties operate under that system.