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For the country of Georgia, see this article: Georgia.
| Capital | Atlanta |
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| Nickname | Empire State of the South |
| Official Language | English |
| Governor | Sonny Perdue, R |
| Senator | Saxby Chambliss, R {{{s1phone}}} [{{{s1email}}}] |
| Senator | Johnny Isakson, R {{{s2phone}}} [{{{s2email }}}] |
| Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | January 2, 1788 |
| Flag of Georgia | Motto:
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Georgia is a state in the southern United States. It was one of the original thirteen British colonies in what is now the United States, and joined the Confederate States of America, Confederacy, before the beginning of the American Civil War. The capital and largest city is Atlanta.
In the 2004 United States Presidential elections, Georgia was a red state, favoring the Republican party[1].
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