Georgia, 4th State
(Wisdom, justice, and moderation)
- Name (after King George II of Great Britain): “Georgia”; “tiller of the soil/ farmer.”
- Governor: Brian Kemp ( Republican Party)
- Capital: Atlanta
- Population: 10,736,059 (2020), 8th-most populous.
- Location: Georgia is the part of the Southern Region of the United States, Georgia is a South Atlantic state.
- North; Tennessee, North Carolina
- Northeast; South Carolina
- South; Florida
- West; Alabama
- Southeast; Atlantic Ocean
- Area: 153,952 km2/59,441 mi2 , 24th by rank
- Postal abbreviation: GA
- Admitted to Union: January 2, 1788
- Official language: English
1. State’s Symbols
- State Tree: Live Oak
- State Wildflower: Native Azalea
- State Crop: Peanut
- State Grass: none
- State Flower: Cherokee Rose
- State Vegetable: Vidalia Onion
- State Fruit: Peach
- State Food:
- State BBQ Cookoff – Beef: Shoot the Bull Barbecue Championship
- State BBQ Cookoff – Pork: Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig
- State Prepared Food: Grits
- State Insect: Honeybee
- State Fish: Largemouth Bass
- State Marine Fish: Red Drum
- State Land Mammal: White-Tailed Deer
- State Marine Mammal: Northern Right Whale
- State Amphibian: Green Tree Frog
- State Dinosaur: none
- State Reptile: Gopher Tortoise
- State Bird: Brown Thrasher
- State Game Bird: Bobwhite Quail
- State Game Fish: Southern Appalachian Brook Trout
- State Horse: none
- State Dog: Adoptable Dog
- State Butterfly: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
- State Pet: N/A
- State Seashell: Knobbed Whelk
- State Fossil: Shark Tooth
- State Rock: none
- State Gemstone: Quartz
- State mineral: Staurolite
- State Sports: none
- State Songs: Georgia on My Mind
- State Holiday: Georgia Day, February 12
- State Tartan: Georgia District Tartan
- State Poet Laureate: Chelsea Rathburn
- State Folk Dance: Square Dance
- State Folk Festival: North Georgia Folk Festival
- State Folk Life Play Swamp Gravy
- State Firearm: none
- State Tall Ship: none
- State School: Plains High School
- State Theater: Springer Opera House
- State Musical Theatre: Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival
- State Peanut Monument: Peanut Monument
- State Museum:
- State Art Museum: Georgia Museum of Art
- State Railroad Museum: Georgia State Railroad Museum
- State Historical Society: Georgia Historical Society
- State Possum: Pogo Possum
- State Waltz: Our Georgia
2. Geography Facts
- Land: 57,919 km2 (150,010 mi2), 24th
- Water: 1,522 km2 (3,942 mi2), 24th
- Coastline: 161 km,(100 mi), 16th
- Shoreline: 3,772 km, (2,344 mi), 12th
- State Forests: 6
- National Forests: 2
- State Parks: 63
- State Beach: N/A
- National Parks: 3
- Water: 3.2%
- Largest city (by area): Atlanta (354.2 km²)
- Largest city (by population):Atlanta (523,738people)
- Lowest point: Georgia; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
- Highest point: Brasstown Bald; 4,784 feet, (1,458 m), 25th tallest
3. Facts about Georgia
- Georgia has the largest aquarium in the world, housing more than 100,000 aquatic animals in over 10 million gallons of water.
- Coke was formulated in a drugstore in Columbus, Georgia in May 1886 by John Pemberton.
- In 1945, Georgia became the first state to change the legal voting age from 21 to 18.
- Although Georgia is called the Peach State, beside peaches, it is also the nation’s top producer of peanuts, pecans, and Vidalia onions.
- Wesleyan College, Macon, founded in 1836 was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
- Elberton, the largest city of Georgia, is the Granite Capital of the World. According to Geologists, the granite deposit is about 35 miles long, 6 miles wide, and 2-3 miles deep.
- Stone Mountain, often called a pink granite dome, near Atlanta, is large single masses of exposed granite.
- The world’s largest drive-in restaurant, The Varsity, can be found in Atlanta, stretching over two acres. It can accommodate 600 vehicles at a time.
- Georgia has the oldest state park in the nation.
- Key Cities: Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Macon.
- Nickname/s: Peach State, Empire State of the South.
- Major industries: Agriculture, film, energy, automotive, tourism.
- Famous for: Centennial Olympic Park, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Stone Mountain Park, Eternal Word Television Network.
- Area codes: 229, 404, 470, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912
4. Natural Resources
- Forests ( 60% of Georgia’s land is pine forest)
- Lumber (pine)
- public hunting lands (over 1 million acres)
- Water bodies:
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- rivers and lakes.
- coastal shores.
- Marshes and Wetlands, Crops:
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- Corn
- Cotton
- Peanuts
- Peaches
- Pecans
- Soybeans
- Tobacco
- Rock and mineral resources:
- Clay
- Sand
- Gravel
- Copper
- Marble
- Kaolin (important)
- Manganese
- Fossil fuel:
- Coal
5. Mountains
Mountains Ranges:
- Brasstown Bald
- Rabun Bald
- Hightower Bald
- Dick’s Knob
- Wolfpen Ridge
- Blood Mountain
- Tray Mountain
- Grassy Ridge
- Slaughter Mountain
- Double Spring Knob
- Coosa Bald
6. Divisions
- 159 Counties
- 500 Cities
- N/A Towns
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