Fun Facts about Georgia
- State Abbreviation - GA
- State Capital - Atlanta
- Largest City - Atlanta
- Georgia was the 4th state in the USA; it became a state on January 2, 1788.
- Area - 59,441 square miles [Georgia is the 24th biggest state in the USA]
- Population - 8,684,715 (source: 2003 Census estimate) [Georgia is the tenth most populous state in the USA]
- Major Industries - textiles, timber (especially pine), agriculture (cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry)
- Presidential Birthplace - James Earl Carter, Jr., was born in Plains on October 1, 1924 (he was the 39th US President, serving from 1977 to 1981).
- Major Rivers - Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Suwannee River
- Major Lakes - Lake Sidney Lanier, Clark Hill Lake, West Point Lake, Lake Hartwell
- Highest Point - Brasstown Bald - 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above sea level
- Bordering States - Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina
- Bordering Body of Water - Atlantic Ocean
- Origin of the Name Georgia - Georgia was named to honor King George II of England.
- State Nickname - Empire State of the South, Peach State
- State Motto - "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
- State Song - Georgia on My Mind
- State Flower: Cherokee rose
