State of Georgia |
| Address: |
State Capitol |
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203 State Capitol |
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Atlanta, Georgia 30334 |
| Phone: |
(404) 656-1776 |
| Fax: |
(402) 657-7332 |
| Admitted: |
January 2, 1788 |
| Population: |
10,799,566 (2021 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
8 |
| Total Area: |
59,441 square miles |
| National Rank: |
24 |
| Nickname: |
The Peach State |
| Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
Sea Level |
| High Point: |
4,784 Feet - Brasstown Bald |
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| Amphibian: |
American Green Tree Frog |
| Art Museum: |
Georgia Museum of Art |
| Atlas: |
The Atlas of Georgia |
| Ballet Company: |
Atlanta Ballet |
| Beef Barbecue Cook-Off: |
Civitan Club's "Shoot the Bull" BBQ Championship |
| Bird: |
Brown Thrasher |
| Botanical Garden: |
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia |
| Butterfly: |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
| Cold Water Game Fish: |
Southern Appalachian Brook Trout |
| Creed: |
Georgian's Creed |
| Crop: |
Peanut |
| Dog: |
"Adoptable Dog" |
| Fish: |
Largemouth Bass |
| Flower: |
Cherokee Rose |
| Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| Folk Festival: |
Georgia Folk Festival |
| Folk Life Play: |
Swamp Gravy |
| Fossil: |
Shark Tooth |
| Fresh Water Fish: |
Largemouth Bass |
| Fruit: |
Peach |
| Game Bird: |
Bobwhite Quail |
| Gemstone: |
Quartz |
| Historical Civil Rights Museum: |
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum |
| Historical Drama: |
The Reach of Song |
| Insect: |
Honeybee |
| Marine Mammal: |
Right Whale |
| Mineral: |
Staurolite |
| Motto: |
"Wisdom, Justice and Moderation" |
| Musical Theatre: |
Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival |
| Poet Laureate: |
Chelsea Rathburn |
| Prepared Food: |
Grits |
| Railroad Museum: |
The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex |
| Reptile: |
Gopher Tortoise |
| Salt Water Fish: |
Red Drum |
| School: |
Plains High School |
| Seashell: |
Knobbed Whelk |
| Song: |
"Georgia On My Mind" |
| Tartan: |
Georgia Tartan |
| Theater: |
Springer Opera House |
| Transportation History Museum: |
Southeastern Railway Museum |
| Tree: |
Southern Live Oak |
| Vegetable: |
Vidalia Sweet Onion |
| Waltz: |
"Our Georgia" |
| Wild Flower: |
Azalea |
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