Georgia – United States

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern Region of the United States. Georgia is the 24th-largest in area and 8th-most populous of the 50 United States. Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, to the northeast by South Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Florida, and to the west by Alabama. Its 2019 estimated population was 10,617,423, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Atlanta, a “beta(+)” global city, is both the state’s capital and its largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area, with an estimated population of more than 6 million people in 2019, is the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia’s entire population.

Population: 10.52 million (2018)
Area: 59,425 sq miles
Capital: Atlanta
Colleges and Universities: Georgia State University · University of Georgia · Georgia Institute of Technology · Emory University · Kennesaw State University · Georgia Southern University · Mercer University · Savannah State University · University of West Georgia · Morris Brown College · Morehouse College · Spelman College · Valdosta State University
Senators: David Perdue · Kelly Loeffler
Governor: Brian Kemp
Did You Know: Georgia was the first state to allow 18-year-olds to vote.