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NICK NAME | The Peach State, The Goober State, The Peachtree State, The Empire State of the South | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Atlanta | |
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LARGEST CITY | Atlanta | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Columbus | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Fulton | |
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AREA | 59,411 sq. miles; 57,919 sq. miles land, 1,522 sq. miles water. Coastline 100 miles (24th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 4,784 ft., Brasstown Bald Mountain (Towns County). | |
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LOWEST POINT | Sea level along the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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ABBREVIATION | GA (postal); Ga. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 404, 678, 706, 770, 912 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern Standard Time | |
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PART OF REGION | South | |
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ADMISSION DATE | January 2, 1788 (4th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the southeast United States, bordering Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Named by James Oglethorpe for King George II of England, who in 1732 granted Oglethorpe a royal charter to the land. | |
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STATE BIRD | Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | |
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STATE FISH | Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Cherokee Rose (Rosa Laevigata) | |
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STATE FOSSIL | Shark Tooth | |
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STATE GEM | Quartz | |
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STATE INSECT | Honeybee (Apis Mellifera) | |
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STATE SONG | "Georgia" | |
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STATE TREE | Live Oak Quercus Virginiana | |
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STATE MOTTO | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation |
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