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- Atlanta Calling
- Atlantawood
- Events Not to Miss
- Geographical Overview
- Getting Around
- How Much?
- Songs About Atlanta
- Sports Teams
- Tourist Seasons
- Weather Systems
- What to Bring?
GEORGIA FACTS:
- Area: 59,441 square miles
- Mottos: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
- Nickname: Peach State or Peanut State
- Population: Over 9,000,000
- Agriculture: Leads the United States in the production of poultry, pecans, peanuts, eggs and rye, and is second in cotton-production
- Amphibian: Green Tree Frog
- Bird: Brown Thrasher
- Crop: Peanut
- Fish: Largemouth Bass
- Flower: Cherokee Rose
- Fossil: Shark Tooth
- Fruit: Peach
- Game Bird: Bobwhite Quail
- Gem: Quartz
- Insect: Honeybee
- Mineral: Staurolite
- Reptile: Gopher Tortoise
- Seashell: Knobbed Whelk
- Vegetable: Vidalia Onion
- Wildflower: Azalea
ATLANTA FACTS:
- Average Annual Rainfall: 48 inches
- Elevation: 1,035 feet
- Ethnic Mix: 65.5% Caucasian, 59% White not Hispanic, 29.8% Black or African-American, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino origin, 2.7% Asian, 0.4% other races and 1% two or more race
- Major Industries: high tech, transportation, financial services
- City of Atlanta: 132 square miles
- Metro Atlanta: 8,480 square miles
- Population: 28-county Metro-Atlanta - 4,917,717; City of Atlanta - 429,500
- Time Zone: GMT-5 (Eastern)
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