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State Abbreviation - GA
State Capital - Atlanta
Largest City - Atlanta
Area - 59,441 square miles
Population as of 2000 - 8,186,453
Largest Industries - textiles, timber (especially
pine)
Cash Crop: cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry
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 (1,458
m) above sea level
Bordering States - Florida, Alabama, Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina
Bordering Body of Water - Atlantic Ocean
State Nickname - Empire State of the South, Peach
State
State Song - Georgia on My Mind
State Bird: Brown
Thrasher
State Flower: Cherokee Rose
State Tree: Live Oak
Presidents Born in Georgia: James Earl Carter, Jr.
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