Georgia

By Casey Dillman

region

• southeast

abbreviation

• GA

Nickname

• Peach state

capitol

• Atlanta

State admitted to U.S.

• January 2,1788

State bird

• Brown thrasher

State tree

• Live oak

population

• 311,591,917

Major cities

• Atlanta• Adel• Cairo

Places to visit

• Atlanta• Six flags• History center

States that border GA

• Alabama• Florida• North Carolina• South Carolina

• Historic saint mary's Georgia is the second oldest city in the nation

• The area of Georgia is 59,447 square miles.• The city of Savanna was the first steamship to

cross the Atlantic. It sailed from Georgia.

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