The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Georgia:

Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

– ninth most populous of the 50 states

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of the United States of America. Georgia borders the North Atlantic Ocean in the Southeastern United States

Southeastern United States

The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....

. Georgia was the fourth of the original 13 states to approve the Constitution of the United States of America on January 2, 1788. Georgia joined the Confederate States of America

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1870.

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)
    Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
    
    
    • Pronunciation: ˈdʒɔrdʒə
  • Official name: State of Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)
    Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
    
    
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: GA
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-GA
    • Internet
      Internet
      The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
      
       second-level domain
      Second-level domain
      In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
      
      : .ga.us
  • Nicknames
    • Peach
      Peach
      The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
      
       State (previously used on license plates
      Vehicle registration plates of Georgia (U.S. state)
      The U.S. state of Georgia first required its residents to register and display license plates on their motor vehicles in 1910. Since then the state has used a variety of license plate designs, including different designs for passenger, non-passenger, and, more recently, specialty or optional...
      
      )

• • • Cracker State
      Georgia cracker
      Georgia Cracker refers to the original American pioneer settlers of the Province of Georgia , and their descendants. It is different from the pejorative term for southern whites...
      
       — Along with Florida, Georgia had been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name
    • Empire State of the South — Refers to economic leadership
    • Yankee-land of the South: Similarly to the above nickname, "Yankee-land of the South" speaks to industrial and economic development in the south. This nickname may be used in a derogatory sense.
    • Goober
      Goober Peas
      "Goober Peas"is a traditional folk song mostly known in the Southern United States. It was popular with Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, and is still sung frequently in the South to this day. It is frequently covered by pop singer Elton John during live shows, though has yet to...
      
       State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop.
• Adjectivals: Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
  
  
• Demonym: Georgian
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
  
  

Geography of Georgia

Main article: Geography of Georgia (U.S. state)

Geography of Georgia (U.S. state)

The geography of Georgia describes a state in the Southeastern United States in North America. The Golden Isles of Georgia lie off the coast of the state...

• Georgia (U.S. state) is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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    • Americas
      Americas
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      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
        
        
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
          Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
          
          
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Eastern United States
                Eastern United States
                The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...
                
                
                • East Coast of the United States
                  East Coast of the United States
                  The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
                  
                  
                • Southeastern United States
                  Southeastern United States
                  The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
                  
                  
                • South Atlantic States
                  South Atlantic States
                  The South Atlantic United States form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions within the United States that are recognized by the United States Census Bureau....
                  
                  
              • Southern United States
                Southern United States
                The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
                
                
                • Deep South
                  Deep South
                  The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...
                  
                  
• Population of Georgia (U.S. state): 9,687,653 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of Georgia (U.S. state):
• Atlas of Georgia (U.S. state)

Places in Georgia

• Historic places in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Abandoned communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
• National Natural Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state)
• National parks in Georgia (U.S. state)
• State parks in Georgia (U.S. state)

Environment of Georgia

• Climate of Georgia (U.S. state)
  Climate of Georgia (U.S. state)
  The climate of Georgia is typical of a humid subtropical climate with most of the state having mild winters and hot summers. The Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Georgia and the hill country in the north impact the state's climate...
  
  
• Natural history of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)
  Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)
  The Geology of Georgia consists of four distinct geologic regions, beginning in the northwest corner of the state and moving through the state to the southeast: the Ridge and Valley, the Blue Ridge, the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain.-Ridge and Valley:...
  
  
• Protected areas in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • National Wildlife Refuges in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • State forests of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Superfund sites in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Wildlife of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Fauna of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Birds of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Mammals of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Reptiles
      • Snakes of Georgia (U.S. state)

Natural geographic features of Georgia

• Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)

Administrative divisions of Georgia

• The 159 counties of the state of Georgia
  • Municipalities in the state of Georgia
    • Cities in the state of Georgia
      • Capital of the state of Georgia: Atlanta
      • City nicknames in the state of Georgia
      • Sister cities of the state of Georgia
    • Towns in the state of Georgia
    • Unincorporated communities in the state of Georgia
  • Census-designated places in the state of Georgia

Government and politics of Georgia

Main article: Government of Georgia (U.S. state)

Government of Georgia (U.S. state)

The state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary...

 and Politics of Georgia (U.S. state)

Politics of Georgia (U.S. state)

Elections in Georgia are held to fill various state and federal seats. In Georgia, regular elections are held every even year , however the seats being decided each year varies, as the terms of office for certain seats varies...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from Georgia (U.S. state)
• Georgia (U.S. state) State Capitol

• Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Elections in Georgia are held to fill various state and federal seats. In Georgia, regular elections are held every even year , however the seats being decided each year varies, as the terms of office for certain seats varies...
  
  
  • Electoral reform in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Political party strength in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Political party strength in Georgia (U.S. state)
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Georgia:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State School Superintendent*Commissioner of Agriculture*Commissioner of Insurance*Commissioner of Labor...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Georgia

• Governor of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Secretary of State of Georgia
    Secretary of state of Georgia
    The secretary of state of the U.S. state of Georgia is an elected official with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising elections and maintaining public records....
    
    
  • State Treasurer of Georgia (U.S. state)
• State departments
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Georgia

• Georgia General Assembly
  Georgia General Assembly
  The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Georgia Senate
    Georgia Senate
    The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly .-Composition:According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : Georgia House of Representatives
    Georgia House of Representatives
    The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia.-Composition:...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Georgia

• Supreme Court of Georgia

Law and order in Georgia

Main article: Law of Georgia (U.S. state)

• Adoption in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Capital punishment in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Individuals executed in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Crime in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Crime in Georgia (U.S. state)
  -Statistics:In 2008 there were 434,560 crimes reported in Georgia including 650 murders 387,009 property crimes and 2,344 rapes a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state *see also Crime in Atlanta...
  
  
  • Organized crime in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Gun laws in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Law enforcement in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Law enforcement agencies in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Georgia (U.S. state) State Police
  • Prisons in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Same-sex marriage in Georgia (U.S. state)

Military in Georgia

Main article: Military in Georgia (U.S. state)

• Georgia (U.S. state) Air National Guard
• Georgia (U.S. state) Army National Guard

History of Georgia, by period

• Prehistory of the State of Georgia
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   colony of Florida
  Spanish Florida
  Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...
  
  , 1565–1763
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   colony of Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , 1699–1763
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Colony of Georgia, 1732–1755
  • History of slavery in Georgia
    History of slavery in Georgia (U.S. state)
    Slavery in Georgia is known to have been practiced by the original or earliest known residents of the future colony and state for centuries prior to European settlement. However, the penal colony, under James Oglethorpe, is known to have been the only British colony to have banned slavery before...
    
    
• King George's War
  King George's War
  King George's War is the name given to the operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession . It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primarily in the British provinces of New York, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and Nova Scotia...
  
  , 1739–1748
  • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
    Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
    The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748 ended the War of the Austrian Succession following a congress assembled at the Imperial Free City of Aachen—Aix-la-Chapelle in French—in the west of the Holy Roman Empire, on 24 April 1748...
    
    
• French and Indian War
  French and Indian War
  The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
  
  , 1754–1763
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
    Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)
    The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement in which France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, which confirmed British control of Canada. However, the associated Seven Years War continued...
    
    
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
    Treaty of Paris (1763)
    The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
    
    
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Province of Georgia
  Province of Georgia
  The Province of Georgia was one of the Southern colonies in British America. It was the last of the thirteen original colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States...
  
  , 1755–1776
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Indian Reserve
  Indian Reserve (1763)
  The Indian Reserve was a territory under British rule in North America set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by American Indians between 1763 and 1783....
  
  , 1763–1783
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763
    Royal Proclamation of 1763
    The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
    
    
• American Revolutionary War
  American Revolutionary War
  The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
  
  , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence
    United States Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
    
    , July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Paris (1783)
    The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...
    
    , September 3, 1783
• State of Georgia, since 1776
  • • Fifth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
  • Chickamauga Wars
    Chickamauga wars
    The Chickamauga Wars were a series of raids, campaigns, ambushes, minor skirmishes, and several full-scale frontier battles which were a continuation of the Cherokee struggle against encroachment by American frontiersmen from the former British colonies...
    
    , 1776–1794
  • Fourth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on January 2, 1788
  • Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
  • Western territorial claims
    State cessions
    The state cessions are those areas of the United States that the separate states ceded to the federal government in the late 18th and early 19th century...
    
     sold 1802
  • War of 1812
    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
    
    , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Treaty of Ghent
      Treaty of Ghent
      The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
      
      , December 24, 1814
  • Creek War
    Creek War
    The Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
    
    , 1813–1814
  • Trail of Tears
    Trail of Tears
    The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...
    
    , 1830–1838
  • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
    • Fifth state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 19, 1861
    • Founding state of the Confederate States of America
      Confederate States of America
      The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
      
       on February 8, 1861
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Georgia in the American Civil War
      • Battle of Chickamauga
        Battle of Chickamauga
        The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
        
        , September 19–20, 1863
      • Atlanta Campaign
        Atlanta Campaign
        The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May...
        
        , May 7 – September 2, 1864
        • Battle of Atlanta
          Battle of Atlanta
          The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman overwhelmed...
          
          , July 22, 1864
      • Franklin-Nashville Campaign
        Franklin-Nashville Campaign
        The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, conducted from September 18 to December 27, 1864, in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American Civil War. The Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lt....
        
        , October 5 – December 25, 1864
      • Sherman's March to the Sea
        Sherman's March to the Sea
        Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War...
        
        , November 15 – December 21, 1864
  • Georgia during Reconstruction
    Georgia during Reconstruction
    -Wartime Reconstruction or Forty Acres and a Mule:At the beginning of Reconstruction, Georgia had over 460,000 Freedmen. In January 1865, in Savannah, William T. Sherman issued Special Field Orders, No. 15 authorizing federal authorities to confiscate 'abandoned' plantation lands in the Sea...
    
    , 1865–1870
    • • Eleventh former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on July 15, 1870
  • African-American Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
      Martin Luther King, Jr.
      Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
      
       awarded Nobel Peace Prize
      Nobel Peace Prize
      The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
      
       on December 10, 1964
  • Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
    James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
    
     becomes 39th President of the United States
    President of the United States
    The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
    
     on January 20, 1977

History of Georgia, by region

• History of Augusta, Georgia
  History of Augusta, Georgia
  Augusta, Georgia was founded in 1735 as part of the British colony of Georgia, under the supervision of colony founder James Oglethorpe. It was the colony's second established town, after Savannah...
  
  
• History of Brunswick, Georgia
  History of Brunswick, Georgia
  This article chronicles the history of Brunswick, Georgia.-Early colonization:As early as 1738, the area's first English settler, Mark Carr, a captain in General James Oglethorpe's Marine Boat Company, established his plantation along the Turtle River...
  
  

History of Georgia, by subject

• History of marriage in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Natural history of Georgia (U.S. state)
• History of slavery in Georgia (U.S. state)
  History of slavery in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Slavery in Georgia is known to have been practiced by the original or earliest known residents of the future colony and state for centuries prior to European settlement. However, the penal colony, under James Oglethorpe, is known to have been the only British colony to have banned slavery before...
  
  
• History of universities in Georgia
  • History of Georgia Tech
    History of Georgia Tech
    The history of the Georgia Institute of Technology can be traced back to Reconstruction-era plans to develop the industrial base of the Southern United States. Founded on October 13, 1885 in Atlanta, Georgia as the Georgia School of Technology, the university opened in 1888 after the construction...
    
    
  • History of North Georgia College and State University
    History of North Georgia College and State University
    North Georgia College and State University began as a branch of the Georgia College of Agriculture and Mechanical at the University of Georgia in 1873.-Early history :...
    
    

Culture of Georgia

Main article: Culture of Georgia (U.S. state)

Culture of Georgia (U.S. state)

The Culture of Georgia is a subculture of the Southern United States that has come from blending heavy amounts of rural Scots-Irish culture with the culture of African slaves and Native Americans...

• Cuisine of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Religion in the State of Georgia
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Georgia (U.S. state)
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Georgia (U.S. state)
    As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 72,760 members in 16 stakes, 140 Congregations , 3 missions, and 1 temple in Georgia.-History:...
    
    
  • Episcopal Diocese of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Georgia District Church of the Nazarene
    Georgia District Church of the Nazarene
    The Georgia Nazarene District is the umbrella organization of Church of the Nazarene congregations in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was officially created in 1915....
    
    
• Scouting in Georgia (U.S. state)
• State symbols of Georgia
  • Flag of the State of Georgia  
  • Great Seal of the State of Georgia 

The arts in Georgia

• Music of Georgia (U.S. state)
  Music of Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia's musical output includes Southern rap groups like Outkast and Goodie Mob, as well as a wide variety of rock, pop and country artists such as R.E.M. and Family Force 5. The music of Athens, Georgia, is especially well-known for a kind of quirky college rock that has included such well-known...
  
  
• Theater in Georgia (U.S. state)

Sports in Georgia

Main article: Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)

Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)

Sports in Georgia include professional teams, Olympic Games contenders and medalists, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations, and active amateur teams and individual sports.-Baseball:...

• Professional sports teams in Georgia (U.S. state)

Economy and infrastructure of Georgia

Main article: Economy of Georgia (U.S. state)

• Communications in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Newspapers in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Television stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Energy in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Health care in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Hospitals in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)
  Transportation in Georgia utilizes a combination of road, rail, air, and water modes.- Highway system :In March 2011, Georgia ranked as a bottom-seven "Worst" state in the American State Litter Scorecard...
  
  
  • Bicycle routes in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Rail transport in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Roads in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • U.S. Highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Interstate Highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Water in Georgia (U.S. state)

Education in Georgia

Main article: Education in Georgia (U.S. state)

Education in Georgia (U.S. state)

Education in Georgia consists of public and private schools in Georgia , including the University of Georgia, private colleges, and secondary and primary schools.-State Board of Education:...

• Schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • School districts in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Private schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Colleges and universities in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • University of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Georgia (U.S. state) State University

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
• Index of Georgia USA-related articles

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