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By: VaShawn

2.  Georgia’s newest flag
was designed in
May, 2003
 It has 2 horizontal
stripes (red, white, &
red) w/a blue square in
the upper left area of
flag
 In the square is a circle
of 13 white, five pointed
stars around the seal of
the state of GA

3.  Georgia was the 4th state in the USA
 Becoming a state on January 2, 1788

4.  State Abbreviation – GA
 State Capital – Atlanta
 Largest City – Atlanta
 Area – 59,441 square miles (Georgia is the 24th biggest
state in the USA
 Population – 8,186,453 (as of 2000) 10th most
populous state in the USA
 Name of Residents – Georgians
 Major Industries – textiles, timber (especially pine),
agriculture (cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry)

5.  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).

6.  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, &
Moderation
 State Song – Georgia
on My Mind

7.  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 (1,458m) above
sea level
Chattahoochee River
Suwannee
River

8.  State Bird - Brown
Thrasher
 State Game Bird -
Bobwhite

9.  State Marine
Mammal – Right
Whale
 State Possum - Pogo
Possum

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Georgia