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Georgia
Georgia
State
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Peach State; Empire State of the South
	Motto(s): "Wisdom, Justice & Moderation"
	Anthem: "Georgia on My Mind"
	Location of Georgia within the United States
Country	United States
Before statehood	Province of Georgia
Admitted to the Union	January 2, 1788; 238 years ago (4th)
Capital; (and largest city)	Atlanta
Largest county or equivalent	Fulton
Largest metro and urban areas	Atlanta
Government
• Governor	Brian Kemp (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Burt Jones (R)
Legislature	Georgia General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. senators	Jon Ossoff (D); Raphael Warnock (D);
U.S. House delegation	9 Republicans; 4 Democrats; 1 vacant (list)
Area
• Total	59,420 sq mi (153,910 km2)
• Land	57,906 sq mi (149,976 km2)
• Water	1,519 sq mi (3,933 km2) 2.6%
• Rank	24th
Dimensions
• Length	300 mi (480 km)
• Width	230 mi (370 km)
Elevation	590 ft (180 m)
Highest elevation (Brasstown Bald)	4,783 ft (1,458 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean)	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2025)
• Total	11,302,748
• Rank	8th
• Density	185/sq mi (71.5/km2)
• Rank	16th
• Median household income	$74,600 (2023)
• Income rank	25th
Demonym	Georgian
Language
• Official language	English
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	GA
ISO 3166 code	US-GA
Traditional abbreviation	Ga.
Latitude	30.356–34.985° N
Longitude	80.840–85.605° W
Website	georgia.gov
Symbols of Georgia
Song	"Georgia on My Mind"; by Ray Charles
Amphibian	American green tree frog; Dryophytes cinereus;
Bird	Brown thrasher; Toxostoma rufum;
Butterfly	Eastern tiger swallowtail; Papilio glaucus;
Fish	Largemouth bass; Micropterus nigricans;
Flower	Cherokee rose; Rosa laevigata;
Fruit	Peach; Prunus persica;
Insect	Western honey bee; Apis mellifera;
Reptile	Gopher tortoise; Gopherus polyphemus;
Tree	Southern live oak; Quercus virginiana;
Vegetable	Vidalia onion; Allium cepa 'Granex';

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Georgia (/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ ^ⓘ JOR-jə) is a state in the Southeastern United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Georgia is the 24th-largest U.S. state by area and the eighth-most populous, with a population of about 11.3 million. Atlanta, a global city, is both the state's capital and its largest city. Atlanta is the state’s capital and largest city.

History

The Province of Georgia was established in 1732,

Geography

Regions and terrain

Climate

Biodiversity and environment

Notes

↑ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988

References

↑ "Georgia State Symbols :: Capitol Museum, Atlanta :: University of Georgia". Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
↑ "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates".
1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
↑ "United States Census Quick Facts Georgia". Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
↑ "Household Income in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023" (PDF). Retrieved January 12, 2025.

Bibliography

Bartley, Numan V. The Creation of Modern Georgia (1990). Covers 1865–1990 period. ISBN 0-8203-1183-9.
Coleman, Kenneth. ed. A History of Georgia (1991). ISBN 0-8203-1269-X.
London, Bonnie Bullard. (2005) Georgia and the American Experience Atlanta, Georgia: Clairmont Press ISBN 1-56733-100-9. A middle school textbook.
Peirce, Neal R. The Deep South States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Seven Deep South States (1974). Information on politics and economics 1960–72. ISBN 0-393-05496-9.
Williams, David and Christopher C. Meyers. Georgia: A Brief History Macon: Mercer University Press, 2012.