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Georgia State Flag |
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GEORGIA |
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| AUGUSTA
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| AREA |
59,441 sq miles (Land) 57,919 sq. miles (Water) 1,522 sq. miles
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| CAPITAL |
Atlanta |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Entered Union (rank): Jan. 2, 1788 (4), Present constitution adopted: 1983
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| LOCATION
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33.762N, 084.422W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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600 ft. |
| HIGHEST
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4784 feet, 25th Brasstown Bald |
| LOWEST
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Alantic coast; Sea level, 3rd |
| COUNTIES |
159 |
| COASTLINE |
100 miles |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
18 miles SE of Macon
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| STATE FOSSIL
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| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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Gopher Tortoise
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| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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Quartz |
| STATE FLAG
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The new design displays two red stripes, one white stripe and a blue field upper left. The state's official coat of arms (on the blue field) is surrounded by 13 white stars, symbolic of Georgia being one of the original 13 colonies. On May 8th, 2003, the new Georgia flag above was approved.
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| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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The Great Seal of the state of Georgia features a symbolic image of the Constitution as an arch that is supported by three pillars. The pillars represent the three branches of government; the legislature, the judicial, and the executive. Banners worded Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation, (Georgia's official motto) hang from the pillars. The principles of the Constitution are symbolically protected by a man standing ready with a drawn sword. Circling the images are the words "State of Georgia 1776". In 1914, the legislature decided that 1776, representing the Declaration of Independence, was more appropriate than the 1799 date that formerly displayed on the seal.
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| STATE SLOGAN
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We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism |
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MOTTO
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Wisdom, justice, and moderation |
| STATE SONG
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“Georgia on My Mind” (1922) |
| STATE TREE
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live oak (1937) |
| STATE BIRD
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brown thrasher (1935) |
| STATE ANIMAL
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Right Whale (Marine Mammal) |
| STATE FISH
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(freshwater) Largemouth Bass |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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"The Peach State" |
| STATE FLOWER
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Cherokee rose |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Alabama Florida North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee |
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