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State Nickname: The Peach State also known as The Empire State of the South |
State Capital: Atlanta |
State Governor: Nathan Deal |
State Abbreviation: Ga. |
2 letter Postal Code: GA |
Area: 58,876 square miles |
Date Entered the Union: Jan. 2, 1788 |
State #: 4 |
Borders: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama |
Number of U.S. Representatives: 13 |
State Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation |
State Flower: Cherokee Rose |
State Bird: Brown Thrasher |
State Song: "Georgia on My Mind" |
State Tree: Live Oak |
State Mammal: Right Whale |
State Reptile: Gopher Tortoise |
State Fish: Largemouth Bass |
State Amphibian: Green Treefrog |
State Butterfly: Tiger Swallowtail |
10 Largest Cities (in order of size): Atlanta, Augusta-Richmond County, Columbus, Savannah, Athens-Clarke County, Macon, Roswell, Albany, Marietta, Warner Robins |
Famous Residents: - James Bowie, soldier - James Brown, singer - James E. Carter, president - Ray Charles, singer - Oliver Hardy, comedian - Harry James, musician - Martin Luther King, Jr, civil rights activist - Gladys Knight, singer - Margaret Mitchell, writer - Otis Redding, singer - Burt Reynolds, actor - Jackie Robinson, baseball player - Joanne Woodward, actress |
Attractions: Stone Mountain, Okefenokee Swamp, Chickamauga Battlefield, Little White House, Etowah Mounds, Ida Cason Gardens, Midway Church, Wren's Nest, |
Agriculture: chicken, cotton, muskmelon, nuts, peaches, peanuts, pecans, tobacco, watermelon, shrimp, crabs, oysters |
Industries: tourism, lumber, textile, fishing, shipping, transportation, communication |
Natural Resources: lumber, clay, clay products, granite, marble, talc |