Georgie, Unitit States

Georgie (ⁱ/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ JOR-juh) is a state in the sootheastren Unitit States. It begoud as a Breetish colony in 1733, the last o the oreeginal Thirteen Colonies.^[4] Named efter King George II o Great Breetain,^[5] the Province o Georgie covered the aurie frae Sooth Carolina doun tae Spaingie Florida an New Fraunce alang Louisiana (New Fraunce), an aa mairchin tae the wast taewart the Mississippi River. Georgie wis the fowert state tae ratifee the Unitit States Constitution, on Januar 2, 1788.^[6] In 1802-1804, wastren Georgie wis spleet tae the Mississippi Territory, that later spleet tae form Alabama wi pairt o umwhile Wast Florida in 1819. Georgie declared its secession frae the Union on Januar 19, 1861, an wis ane o the oreeginal seiven Confederate states.^[6] It wis the last state tae be restored tae the Union, on Julie 15, 1870.^[6] Georgie is the 24t lairgest an the 8t maist populous o the 50 Unitit States. Frae 2007 tae 2008, 14 o Georgie's coonties ranked amang the naition's 100 fastest-growin, seicont anerly tae Texas.^[7] Georgie is kent as the Peach State an the Empire State of the South.^[6] Atlanta is the state's caipital, its maist populous ceety, an haes been named a global ceety.

Georgie
State
State of Georgia
Banner Seal
Eik-name(s):  Peach State, Empire State of the South
Motto(s):  "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation"
Anthem: "Georgia on My Mind"
Map o the Unitit States wi Georgie hielichted
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Province o Georgie
Admittit tae the Union	2 Januar 1788 (4t)
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Atlanta
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Lairgest metro	Metro Atlanta
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Brian Kemp (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Geoff Duncan (R)
Legislatur	Georgie General Assemmly
• Upper hoose	State Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
Judiciar	Supreme Coort o Georgie
U.S. senators	David Perdue (R) Kelly Loeffler (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation	9 Republicans 5 Democrats (leet)
Area
• Total	153,909 km2 (59,425 sq mi)
• Laund	149,976 km2 (57,906 sq mi)
• Water	3,933 km2 (1,519 sq mi)  2.6%
Area rank	24t
Dimensions
• Length	480 km (298 mi)
• Width	370 km (230 mi)
Elevation	180 m (600 ft)
Highest elevation (Brasstown Bald[1][2])	1,458 m (4,784 ft)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[1])	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	10,617,423
• Rank	8t
• Density	65.4/km2 (165/sq mi)
• Density rank	18t
• Median hooseaud income	$56183[3]
• Income rank	33rd
Demonym(s)	Georgian
Leid
• Offeecial leid	Inglis
• Spoken leid	Inglis Spaingie (7.42%) Ither (2.82%)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	GA
ISO 3166 code	US-GA
Trad. abbreviation	Ga.
Latitude	30.356–34.985° N
Longitude	80.840–85.605° W
Website	www.georgia.gov

Georgie is mairched tae the sooth bi Florida, tae the east bi the Atlantic Ocean an Sooth Carolina, tae the wast bi Alabama, an tae the north bi Tennessee an North Carolina. The state's northrenmaist pairt is in the Blue Rig Moontains, pairt o the Appalachian Moontains system. The Piedmont extends throu the central pairt o the state frae the fithills o the Blue Rig tae the Faw Line, whaur the rivers cascade doun in elevation tae the coastal plain o the state's soothren pairt. Georgie's heichest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet (1,458 m) abuin sea level; the lawest is the Atlantic Ocean. O the states entirely east o the Mississippi River, Georgie is the lairgest in laund aurie.^[8]