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'''Atlanta''' is the largest city and capital of [[Georgia]].
'''Atlanta''' is the largest city and capital of [[Georgia]]. In 2005 the population of the city was 394,000 although the Metropolitian area had a population of 5,478,667, making it the 9th largest city in the United States. <ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-02.csv] 2006 Population Estimate US Census</ref>. Atlanta has been growing rapidly.
Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, and is home to the busiest airport in the world (both by number of people that fly though and by number of takeoffs and landings) the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport<ref>[http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Default.asp?url=sublevels/airport_info/gmpage.htm] Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - About us</ref>
A large majority of Atlantans attend church regularly and the city is a major center in the Southern Baptist conventions.
==Sports in Atlanta==
*[[Atlanta Falcons]] ([[NFL]] [[Football]])
*[[Atlanta Braves]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Baseball]])
*[[Atlanta Hawks]] ([[NBA]] [[Basketball]])
*[[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[NHL]] [[Hockey]])
==References==
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[[Category:United States Towns and Cities]]
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