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| − | ''For the country of Georgia, see this article: [[Georgia_(country)|Georgia]].''
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| − | {{USState
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| − | |name=Georgia
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| − | |flag=Georgia_State_Flag.gif
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| − | |motto=<br/>
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| − | #"[[Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation]]"
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| − | #"Agriculture and commerce"
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| − | |nick=Empire State of the South
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| − | |capital=Atlanta
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| − | |language=English
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| − | |governor=Nathan Deal
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| − | |gparty=Republican
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| − | |senator1=Saxby Chambliss
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| − | |s1party=Republican
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| − | |s1phone=(202) 224-3521
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| − | |s1email=http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm&CFID=51392169&CFTOKEN=14703251 Contact
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| − | |senator2=Johnny Isakson
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| − | |s2party=Republican
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| − | |s2phone=(202) 224-3643
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| − | |s2email=http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact
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| − | |date=January 2, 1788
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| − | }}
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| − | '''Georgia''' is a state in the southern [[United States]]. It was one of the original [[Colonial America|thirteen British colonies]] in the [[United States]]. It joined the Confederate States of America, [[Confederacy]], before the beginning of the [[American Civil War]]. The capital and
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| − | [[File:Col-ga.jpg|thumb|300px|Oglethorpe builds Savannah]]
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| − | ==Elected officials==
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| − | ===Federal===
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| − | *Sen. [[Saxby Chambliss]] (R)
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| − | *Sen. [[Johnny Isakson]] (R)
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| − | *Rep. [[Jack Kingston]] [R, GA-1]
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| − | *Rep. [[Sanford Bishop]] [D, GA-2]
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| − | *Rep. [[Lynn Westmoreland]] [R, GA-3]
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| − | *Rep. [[Henry Johnson]] [D, GA-4]
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| − | *Rep. [[John Lewis]] [D, GA-5]
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| − | *Rep. [[Tom Price]] [R, GA-6]
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| − | *Rep. [[Rob Woodall]] [R, GA-7]
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| − | *Rep. [[Austin Scott]] [R, GA-8]
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| − | *Rep. [[Tom Graves]] [R, GA-9]
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| − | *Rep. [[Paul Broun]] [R, GA-10]
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| − | *Rep. [[John Gingrey]] [R, GA-11]
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| − | *Rep. [[John Barrow]] [D, GA-12]
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| − | *Rep. [[David Scott]] [D, GA-13]
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| − | ===Statewide===
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| − | *Governor [[Nathan Deal]] (R)
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| − | *Lt. Governor [[Casey Cagle]] (R)
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| − | *Secretary of State [[Brian Kemp]] (R)
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| − | *Attorney General [[Sam Olens]] (R)
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| − | *Agriculture Commissioner [[Gary Black]] (R)
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| − | *School Superintendent [[John Barge]] (R)
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| − | ==Memorials==
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| − | *[[Larry McDonald]] (1935-1983), a conservative Member of Congress, was onboard [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] when it was shot down by Soviet warplanes in 1983. His memory is honored in renamiong Interstate Highway 75, which runs from the Chattahoochee River northward to the Tennessee state line.
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | *[[Zell Miller]]
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| − | *[[State Governors]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | {{USstates}}
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| − | [[Category:Georgia]]
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| − | [[category:The South]]
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