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Georgia /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ ^ⓘ is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870.

Georgia is the 24th most extensive and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta is the state's capital and its most populous city.

Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the vast Appalachian Mountains system. The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet (1,458 m); the lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean.

Georgia is the most extensive state east of the Mississippi River in terms of land area, although it is the fourth most extensive (after Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin) in total area, a term which includes expanses of water which are part of state territory.

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Portal is a town in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. The mayor is Billy Boggs. The population was 638 at the 2010 census. Portal is located at 32°32′14″N 81°55′54″W / 32.53722°N 81.93167°W / 32.53722; -81.93167 (32.537275, -81.931738). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km²), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km²), or 2.99%, is water. The origin of the town's name is unknown.

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The Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta with the distinctive gold dome.

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The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, is an architecturally and historically significant building. It has been named a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the main office building of Georgia's government. The offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state are on the second floor, while the General Assembly meets on the third floor from January to April. There are also visitors' galleries and a museum on the fourth floor.

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Nickname: Peach State
Capital and largest city: Atlanta
Governor: Brian Kemp (R)
Lieutenant Governor: Burt Jones (R)
Total area: 153,909 km² (59,425 sq mi)
Population (2021 estimate): 10,799,566
Date admitted to the Union: January 2, 1788
Senators: Jon Ossoff (D), Raphael Warnock (D)

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State amphibian: American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea)
State bird: Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
State flower: Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)
State marine Mammal: North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Butterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Fruit: Peach
Insect: Honeybee
Prepared Food: Grits
Fish: Largemouth Bass
Crop: Peanut
Tree: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Vegetable: Vidalia onion
Reptile: Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Game Bird: Bobwhite Quail
Seashell: Knobbed Whelk
Gem: Quartz
Fossil: Shark Tooth
Mineral: Staurolite
Agriculture: Poultry
Art Museum: Georgia Museum of Art in Athens
Atlas: The Atlas of Georgia
Ballet: Atlanta Ballet
Beef Barbecue Championship Cook-off: The Hawkinsville Civitan Club’s “Shoot the Bull” barbecue championship
Center for Character Education: Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum
Folk Dance Square Dance
Folk Festival: Georgia Folk Festival
Folk Life Play: “Swamp Gravy”
Frontier and Southern Indian Interpretive Center: The Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt University, Waleska
Historic Drama: “The Reach of Song” presented on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds near Hiawassee
Musical Theatre: Peach State Summer Theatre
Peanut Monument: Turner County on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn
Pork Barbecue Championship Cook-off: The Dooly County Chamber of Commerce’s “Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig”
Railroad Museum: The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex, Savannah
Songs: "Georgia on My Mind"

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Calvin Johnson Jr. (born September 29, 1985) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Johnson has a rare combination of size, hands, speed, strength, leaping ability, body control and hand-eye coordination. He was nicknamed "Megatron" by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams and the nickname caught on with fans.

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May 10, 1865 - American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia.

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...that, by the end of the 20th century, the Peachtree Presbyterian megachurch had the largest Presbyterian congregation of any church in the United States?

...that the U.S. military's Tybee hydrogen bomb, missing off the coast of the state of Georgia since 1958, may recently have been discovered?

...that over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the American state of Georgia?

...that the Franklin House, built on a lot once owned by the University of Georgia, has held a hotel and a hardware company, and now leases office space to the university?

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You are invited to participate in WikiProject Georgia of the United States, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about the State of Georgia.

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Main project: Georgia (U.S. state)

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Atlanta • Education in Georgia • Georgia State Routes • Georgia Tech • South Georgia

Related projects: U.S. Roads • Geography • Alabama • Florida • North Carolina • South Carolina • Tennessee

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A 2008 aerial photo of Atlanta's urban core viewed from the Southwest near Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Downtown Atlanta (in the foreground) is followed by Midtown, and then Buckhead. Sandy Springs and Dunwoody's Perimeter Center skyline is visible in the background. In 2008, the entire region had a population of 5,729,304.

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