Welcome to Georgia!
Georgia
Capital: Atlanta
Nicknames: Empire State of the South, Peach State and Goober State
State Motto: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
State Flower: Cherokee rose
State Tree: Live oak
State Bird: Brown thrasher
State Marine Mammal: Right whale
State Song: "Georgia on My Mind"
Statehood: Janurary 2, 1788. Georgia was one of the 13 original states and the fourth to ratify the Constitution.
Area: 58,910 square miles: the 21st largest state. Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
Neighbors: Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and the Atlantic Ocean
