Statehood:  January 2, 1788 (4^th state)

State Song: "Georgia on My Mind" (1922)

State Bird: brown thrasher (1935)

State Tree: live oak (1937)

State Flower: Cherokee rose (1916)

State Fish: Largemouth Bass

State Shell: Knobbed Welk

State Insect: Bee

State Gem: Quartz

State Nickname: Empire State of the South, Peach State

State Motto: Empire State of the South, Peach State

Highest Point: The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest spot in Georgia is at sea level where Georgia meets the Atlantic Ocean in the east.

Largest cities: Atlanta, 470,688; Augusta-Richmond County, 190,782; Columbus,185,271; Savannah, 128,453; Athens-Clarke County,¹ 103,238; Macon, 94,316; Roswell, 85,920; Albany, 75,394; Marietta, 61,261; Warner Robins, 57,907:

Famous Georgians:

Conrad Aiken poet, Savannah
James Bowie soldier, Burke County
Jim Brown actor, athlete, St. Simons Island
Erskine Caldwell writer, Moreland
James E. Carter U.S. president, Plains
Ray Charles singer, Albany
Lucius D. Clay banker, general, Marietta
Ty Cobb baseball player, Narrows

Population (Quick Facts): 9,363,941:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13000.html

Official State website:

http://www.georgia.gov/00/home/0,2061,4802,00.html

State Legislature:

http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel/0,2141,4802_1361924,00.html

Capital of  Georgia : Atlanta, Georgia:

http://www.atlantaga.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture: http://agr.georgia.gov/02/doa/home/0,2473,38902732,00.html

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.dot.state.ga.us/

Maps for the state of Georgia:

http://geology.com/state-map/georgia.shtml

Georgia Job link:

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.georgia.org/Travel/

Natural Resources:

http://www.gadnr.org/

International Trades:

http://www.georgia.org/Business/International/Trade+Programs.htm

Public Library Service:

http://www.georgialibraries.org/

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/GA/E.html

State Parks: 

http://www.gastateparks.org/

Museums:

http://www.georgia.org/Travel/Entertainment/Museums.htm

State Newspapers:

Universities and Colleges in Georgia: