Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)

Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)
The flag of the state of Georgia
The Great Seal of the State of Georgia
The location of the state of Georgia in the United States of America
An enlargeable map of the state of Georgia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Georgia:

Georgianinth most populous of the 50 states of the United States of America. Georgia borders the North Atlantic Ocean in the Southeastern United States. Georgia was the fourth of the original 13 states to approve the Constitution of the United States of America on January 2, 1788. Georgia joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1870.

General reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Georgia
      • Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɔrdʒə/ ( listen)
    • Official name: State of Georgia
    • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Nicknames
      • Peach State[1] (previously used on license plates)
      • Cracker State — Along with Florida, Georgia had been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.[1] See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name
      • Empire State of the South — Refers to economic leadership[1]
      • 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.[1]
      • Goober State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop.[1]
  • Adjectivals: Georgia
  • Demonym: Georgian

Geography of Georgia

Main article: Geography 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 (U.S. state)
  • National parks in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • State parks in Georgia (U.S. state)

Environment of Georgia

Natural geographic features of Georgia

Administrative divisions of Georgia

An enlargeable map of the 159 counties of the state of Georgia

Demography of Georgia

Main article: Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)

Government and politics of Georgia

Main article: Government of Georgia (U.S. state) and Politics of Georgia (U.S. state)

Branches of the government of Georgia

Executive branch of the government of Georgia

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

Legislative branch of the government of Georgia

Judicial branch of the government of Georgia

Law and order in Georgia

Main article: Law of Georgia (U.S. state)

Military in Georgia

Main article: Military in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Air National Guard
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Army National Guard

Local government in Georgia

History of Georgia

History of Georgia (U.S. state)

History of Georgia, by period

The location of the state of Georgia in the United States of America
An enlargeable map of the state of Georgia
An enlargeable map of the 159 counties of the state of Georgia

History of Georgia, by region

History of Georgia, by subject

Culture of Georgia

Main article: Culture of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Cuisine of Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Religion in the State of Georgia
  • Scouting in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • State symbols of Georgia
    • Flag of the State of Georgia Georgia (U.S. state)
    • Great Seal of the State of Georgia Seal of Georgia.svg

The arts in Georgia

Sports in Georgia

Main article: Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Professional sports teams in Georgia (U.S. state)

Economy and infrastructure of Georgia

Main article: Economy of Georgia (U.S. state)

Education in Georgia

Main article: Education in Georgia (U.S. state)

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Georgia (U.S. state)


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