Georgia State Almanac: Facts and Figures

Quick Facts, Figures, and Overview of the State of Georgia

Georgia is one of the South Atlantic states of the US. Georgia State is drained by the Savannah, Chattahoochee and Suwannee Rivers. Andersonville National Historic Site, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area are some of the important National Parks of Georgia. Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. Georgia was named after England's King George II in 1733.

Once principally a farming state, known for its considerable cotton output, Georgia in the early 1990s had an economy centered on manufacturing and service industries. Atlanta, the state capital, serves as a major economic center for the South. Georgia leads the nation in the production of paper and board, tufted textile products, and processed chicken. Other major manufactured products are transportation equipment, food products, apparel, and chemicals.

Important agricultural products are corn, cotton, tobacco, soybeans, eggs, and peaches. Georgia produces twice as many peanuts as the next leading state. From its vast stands of pine come more than half of the world's resins and turpentine and 74.4 percent of the U.S. supply. Georgia is a leader in the production of marble, kaolin, barite, and bauxite.