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.
The capital is Atlanta, in the north central part of Georgia, and the peach is
a symbol of the state.
The state is an important producer of pecans, cotton, tobacco, and forest products,
notably the so-called "naval stores" such as turpentine and rosin from
the pine forests.
The last of the 13 British colonies on the Atlantic seaboard, Georgia was founded
on February 12, 1733 at the present site of the city of Savannah. |
Today, Georgia has 159 counties,
the most of any state except Texas which has 254.
Besides the counties, Georgia only defines cities as local units of government.
Every incorporated town, no matter how small, is legally a city.
Georgia's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, pecans, peanuts, cattle,
hogs, dairy products, and vegetables.
Its industrial outputs are textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, food
processing, paper products, chemical products and electric equipment.
Several U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Georgia in honor of the state. |
