Georgia Fun Facts
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*21st largest state in land size in the United States
*Largest state east of the Mississippi River
*58,910 square miles which is nearly 38 million acres.
*Extreme East-West width = 250 miles
*Extreme North-South length = 315 miles
*100 miles of Atlantic Ocean shoreline
*Mean elevation = 600 feet
*Highest point = Brasstown Bald which has an altitude of 4,784 feet
*Geographical Center = Located about 17 1/2 miles southeast of Macon
*45,000 Farms totaling 12.1 million acres, an average of 269 acres per farm
*Population 6,917,000 or 117.4 people per square mile (1993) *Coldest Temperature = - 17 degrees Fahrenheit Below Zero *Hottest Temperature = 113 degrees Fahrenheit
*Named in Honor of King George II of Great Britain
*159 Counties
*Capital = Atlanta
*Atlanta = Largest City in State
*Eastern Time Zone
*Motto = Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
*Nickname = The Empire State of the South
*State Bird = Brown Thrasher
*State Fish = Largemouth Bass
*State Flower = Cherokee Rose
*State Tree = Live Oak
*State Song = "Georgia on my Mind"
Test Your Knowledge of the Great State of Georgia:
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/trivia/georgiatrivia.htm
*21st largest state in land size in the United States
*Largest state east of the Mississippi River
*58,910 square miles which is nearly 38 million acres.
*Extreme East-West width = 250 miles
*Extreme North-South length = 315 miles
*100 miles of Atlantic Ocean shoreline
*Mean elevation = 600 feet
*Highest point = Brasstown Bald which has an altitude of 4,784 feet
*Geographical Center = Located about 17 1/2 miles southeast of Macon
*45,000 Farms totaling 12.1 million acres, an average of 269 acres per farm
*Population 6,917,000 or 117.4 people per square mile (1993) *Coldest Temperature = - 17 degrees Fahrenheit Below Zero *Hottest Temperature = 113 degrees Fahrenheit
*Named in Honor of King George II of Great Britain
*159 Counties
*Capital = Atlanta
*Atlanta = Largest City in State
*Eastern Time Zone
*Motto = Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
*Nickname = The Empire State of the South
*State Bird = Brown Thrasher
*State Fish = Largemouth Bass
*State Flower = Cherokee Rose
*State Tree = Live Oak
*State Song = "Georgia on my Mind"