Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina to the north, South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 United States, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and eighth most populous. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, its 2023 estimated population was 11,029,227. Atlanta, a global city, is both the state's capital and its largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area, with a population of more than 6.3 million people in 2023, is the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia's entire population. Other major metropolitan areas in the state include Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, and Macon.
Country | |||
Government:Governor | Brian Kemp (R)
|
||
Area:Total | 59,425 sq mi (153,909 km)
|
||
Area:Land | 57,906 sq mi (149,976 km)
|
||
Area:Water | 1,519 sq mi (3,933 km) 2.6%
|
||
Elevation | 600 ft (180 m)
|
||
Population:Total | 10,519,475 (est. 2,018)
|
||
Population:Rank | |||
Population:Density | 165/sq mi (65.4/km)
|
||
Demonym | Georgian
|
||
Time zone | |||
Time zone:Summer | |||
Website | |||
Capital |
This page is the FamousFix profile for Georgia (U.S. state). Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Georgia (U.S. state) page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.