Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)

• Names
  • Common name: Georgia
    • Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ ^ⓘ JOR-jə
  • Official name: State of Georgia
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol
      : GA
    • US-GA
    • .ga.us
  • Nicknames
    • Peach State^[1] (previously used on license plates)
    • Empire State of the South — Refers to economic leadership^[2]
    • Yankee-land of the South: Similarly to the above nickname, "Yankee-land of the South" speaks to industrial and economic development in the south. This nickname may be used in a derogatory sense.^[3]
    • Goober State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop.^[4]
• Adjectivals: Georgia
• Demonym: Georgian

• Georgia (U.S. state) is: a
  federal state
  of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Eastern United States
                • East Coast of the United States
                • Southeastern United States
                • South Atlantic States
              • Southern United States
                • Deep South
• Population of Georgia (U.S. state): 10,711,908 (2020 U.S. Census^[5])
• Area of Georgia (U.S. state):
• Atlas of Georgia (U.S. state)

Places in Georgia

• Historic places in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Abandoned communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
• National Natural Landmarks in Georgia
• National parks in Georgia
• State parks in Georgia (U.S. state)

Environment of Georgia

• Climate of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Natural history of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Protected areas in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • National Wildlife Refuges in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • State forests of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Superfund sites in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Wildlife of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • List of trees of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Fauna of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Birds of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Mammals of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Reptiles
      • Snakes of Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Insects
      • Butterflies of Georgia (U.S. state)

Natural geographic features of Georgia

• Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)

Administrative divisions of Georgia

• The 159
  counties of the state of Georgia
  • Municipalities in the state of Georgia
    • Cities in the state of Georgia
      • Capital of the state of Georgia: Atlanta
      • City nicknames in the state of Georgia
      • Sister cities of the state of Georgia
    • Towns in the state of Georgia
    • Unincorporated communities in the state of Georgia
  • Census-designated places in the state of Georgia

Demography of Georgia

Government and politics of Georgia

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Georgia (U.S. state)
• Georgia (U.S. state) State Capitol
• Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Electoral reform in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Political party strength in Georgia (U.S. state)

Branches of the government of Georgia

Executive branch of the government of Georgia

• Governor of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Secretary of State of Georgia
  • State Treasurer of Georgia (U.S. state)
• State departments
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Georgia

• bicameral
  )
  • Georgia Senate
  • Lower house: Georgia House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Georgia

Courts of Georgia

• Supreme Court of Georgia

Law and order in Georgia

• Adoption in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Cannabis in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Capital punishment in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Individuals executed in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Crime in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Organized crime in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Gun laws in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Law enforcement in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Law enforcement agencies in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Georgia (U.S. state) State Police
  • Prisons in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Same-sex marriage in Georgia (U.S. state)

Military in Georgia

• Georgia (U.S. state) Air National Guard
• Georgia (U.S. state) Army National Guard

Local government in Georgia

History of Georgia

• History of Georgia
• Timeline of Georgia

History of Georgia, by period

• Prehistory of the state of Georgia
• Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
• French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
• Colony of Georgia
  , 1732–1755
  • History of slavery in Georgia
• King George's War, 1739–1748
  • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
• French and Indian War, 1754–1763
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
• British Province of Georgia, 1755–1776
• British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • Georgia in the American Revolution
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
• State of Georgia, since 1776
  • • Fifth state to ratify the
      Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
      , signed July 9, 1778
  • Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
  • Fourth State to ratify the
    Constitution of the United States of America
    on January 2, 1788
  • Treaty of San Lorenzo
    of 1795
  • Western territorial claims sold 1802
  • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
  • Creek War, 1813–1814
  • Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
    • Fifth state to declare secession from the
      United States of America
      on January 19, 1861
    • Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Georgia in the American Civil War
      • Battle of Chickamauga, September 19–20, 1863
      • Atlanta Campaign
        , May 7 – September 2, 1864
        • Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864
      • Franklin–Nashville Campaign
        , October 5 – December 25, 1864
      • Sherman's March to the Sea, November 15 – December 21, 1864
  • Georgia during Reconstruction, 1865–1870
    • • Eleventh former
        United States of America
        on July 15, 1870
  • Civil Rights Movement
    from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
    • Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964
  • Jimmy Carter becomes 39th President of the United States on January 20, 1977

History of Georgia, by region

• History of Atlanta
• History of Augusta, Georgia
• History of Brunswick, Georgia
• History of Savannah, Georgia

History of Georgia, by subject

• History of marriage in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Natural history of Georgia (U.S. state)
• History of slavery in Georgia (U.S. state)
• History of universities in Georgia
  • History of Georgia Tech
  • History of North Georgia College and State University

Culture of Georgia

• Cuisine of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Religion in the State of Georgia
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Episcopal Diocese of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Georgia District Church of the Nazarene
• Scouting in Georgia (U.S. state)
• State symbols of Georgia
  • Flag of the State of Georgia
  • Great Seal of the State of Georgia

• Music of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Theater in Georgia (U.S. state)

Sports in Georgia

• Professional sports teams in Georgia (U.S. state)

Economy and infrastructure of Georgia

• Communications in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Newspapers in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Television stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Energy in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Health care in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Hospitals in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Bicycle routes in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Rail transport in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Roads in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • U.S. Highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Interstate Highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Water in Georgia (U.S. state)

Education in Georgia

• Schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • School districts in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Private schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Colleges and universities in Georgia (U.S. state)
    • University of Georgia
    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • University of West Georgia

See also

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  • Index of Georgia (U.S. state)-related articles
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References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Georgia (U.S. state)