Georgia Abbreviation

What is the abbreviation for Georgia state?

GA is the 2 letter abbreviation for Georgia, the 8th largest state in the United States of America. Georgia is a state located in South part of U.S.A, bordering Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Atlanta is the capital city of Georgia. Major cities include Atlanta (Population: 463889), Columbus (Population: 200590), Savannah (Population: 145685), Athens (Population: 116725), Sandy Springs (Population: 105341), Roswell (Population: 94512), Macon (Population: 91362), Johns Creek (Population: 83346), Albany (Population: 74854), Warner Robins (Population: 73501), Alpharetta (Population: 63704), and Marietta (Population: 59078).

Georgia State Profile

• Capital: Atlanta
• Admitted to USA: 1788
• Area: 153,910 km²
• Population: 10,617,423
• Time zone: GMT-5
• Calling code: 229, 404, 478, 678, 706, 770, 912
• ISO 2-Letter Postal Abbreviation:  GA
• State Government Website: http://www.georgia.gov/

Overview

The US state of Georgia is located in the southeastern United States and borders on the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama. The name of the state goes back to George II the King of Great Britain and Ireland. The state’s nickname is Peach State and its motto is Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation before statehood. The federal stat covers an area of ​​153,909 km² – with approximately 9.7 million inhabitants. The state capital is Atlanta with approximately 420,000 residents in northern Georgia.

Georgia originated in 1732 and is one (the last one to emerge) of the original 13 colonies of the United States. With its accession to the Union on January 2nd, 1788 Georgia became the fourth state of the USA. Because of its well-developed industry, Georgia used to be nicknamed the “Empire State of the South”. Today the pillars of the economy here are the textile, wood and food industries. In agriculture, the so-called “peach country” primarily cultivates cotton, rice, tobacco, sugar cane, peanuts and various fruits. Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, is considered the economic and cultural center of the Southeastern United States.
Tourists are especially drawn to Georgia’s famous seaside resorts.

But Georgia has become particularly well known since the triumphal march of Coca Cola began here in 1886. On May 8, 1886, the pharmacist John Smith Pemberton launched a mixture of a syrup he had developed with soda water. But the drink only became a success under the pharmacy wholesaler Asa Griggs Candler, who acquired all rights to the mixture in 1888 – shortly after Pemberton’s death – and founded the Coca Cola Company in 1892. As early as 1895, he was able to deliver the drink to the entire United States. Incidentally, today’s Coca Cola Company is based in Atlanta. It is less pleasing that the black musician Ray Charles was banned from performing in Georgia because he had disregarded the legally required segregation in concert halls. The law was only abolished in the late 1990s. But the fact that the version of the song “Georgia – on my mind” played by Ray Charles in 1979 became an anthem of the state can be seen as a satisfaction. It should be noted that on April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, President Theodor Roosevelt, born in New York in 1882, died. He is the only president to hold more than two terms.

Cities and larger towns

Atlanta
With approximately 420,000 inhabitants, Atlanta is the largest city and capital of the state of Georgia. 5.27 million people live in the metropolitan area of ​​the city, which is a good 54% of all residents of Georgia. The city was founded between 1836 and 1837. It is located in northwest Georgia in the so-called Piedmont. So the city is the center of Georgia. This also applies to Atlanta’s role in traffic. The city is the hub for the southeastern United States. With a daily passenger volume of over 270,000, the Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the largest airports not only in the USA but in the world.

Companies such as Coca-Cola Cox, Enterprises and CNN are based in the state. The city offers a lot more besides museums and theaters and who strolls along the famous Peachtree Street will be able to admire the many historical buildings of the city. The city’s most famous son is certainly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born here on January 15, 1929. Incidentally, Atlanta is the twin city of Nuremberg.

Augusta
With approximately 190,000 inhabitants, Augusta is the second largest city in Georgia and the administrative seat of Richmond County. The city was founded in 1937 and was the state capital until 1759. Augusta is located on the Savannah River on the South Carolina border and was named after the former Princess of Wales, Augusta of Saxony-Gotha. The city is best known for the professional golf tournament The Masters Tournament, which is one of the largest golf tournaments in the world. It is held annually in the local Augusta National Golf Club.

Columbus
With just under 186,000 residents, Columbus is the third largest city in the state and the administrative seat of Muscogee County in the west. The city was named after Christopher Columbus and has become one of the most important economic centers in the south. Cotton cultivation is primarily home to the U.S. textile industry, but iron and ships are also manufactured in Columbus and shipped across the Chattahoochee River. The Chattahoochee River makes Columbus’ connection to the outside possible and at the same time separates the states of Alabama and Georgia from each other. Right across the river is the city of Phenix, Alabama. Best Life Magazine named Columbus the 4th most popular city in the United States.

Savannah
Savannah is the largest city and the administrative seat of Chatham County. The city was founded in 1733 and is the fourth largest in the state of Georgia with around 136,000 inhabitants. Savannah is located on the Savannah River and just 15 miles from the Atlantic. Every year, the colonial-style city captivates millions of visitors and inspires with its architecture and the many important historical buildings. Particularly noteworthy are the Savannah Historic and the Savannah Victorian District, which are one of the largest US historic landmarks. In Savannah there is e.g. B. also the oldest African Baptist Church.

Athens
Clarke Country, with its administrative headquarters in Athens, is located in the northeast of the state. Athens has around 115,000 residents, making it the fifth largest city in Georgia. Athens got its name from the Greek capital and its two philosophers Aristotle and Plato; today, however, the city is considered more of a “Manchester of the South” – a city shaped by the cotton trade and textile industry. Furthermore, Athens is known as the university location of the University of Georgia and thus as a student city. Athens also offers its residents a rich cultural and educational offer to the numerous tourists, but music lovers are also not neglected in Athens. So comes from B. the band REM from Athens, in which they have played umpteen times. There are quite a few clubs and bars in which the mood – especially on days of football – really thrives. Athens is home to the Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia’s college football team.

Albany
Albany was founded in 1838 as a city and has around 77,000 inhabitants. The city on the Flint River is also the administrative seat and the largest city of Dougherty County and is located in the middle southwest of Georgia. Albany is the fourth poorest city in the United States. 2/3 of the population is of African-American origin, the majority of whom are employed in agriculture. And although many of the residents live below the poverty line, the crime rate in Albany is not particularly high – on the contrary: surrounded by pecan trees, pines, farms and plantations, the city radiates the very special charm of a small town in the southern United States and receives visitors with open arms.

Macon
Macon is part of the Macon Metropolitan Area and is the administrative seat of Bibb County, but a small part of the city is also in the adjacent Jones County. With around 91,300 residents, the city on the banks of the Ocmulgee River is the largest in central Georgia. It is therefore nicknamed Heart of Georgia. Once home to the Muscogee (aborigines, also called Creek), Macon is now a small, economically growing city. Thanks to the Mancon river connection, cotton trading in Georgia is particularly easy because cotton is shipped across the Ocmulgee River to the textile processing industry throughout the state.

Valdosta
With approximately 94,000 inhabitants, Valdosta is the administrative seat and the largest city in Lowndes County, which is located directly on the border with Florida. Once known as Troupville, the city was renamed Valdosta in 1860, and its name was given to the Italian valley of Valdosta, which former Georgian governor George Troup was particularly fond of visiting. The naming is still criticized because Troup stood for extreme racial politics and segregation in Georgia. Today Valdosta is particularly popular as a student city, but also non-students come to life here, because Valdosta is one of the few cities in the USA where career dreams can be realized particularly easily.

List of Georgia Acronyms

The most commonly used abbreviations about Georgia are GA which stands for Georgia. In the following table, you can see all acronyms related to Georgia, including abbreviations for airport, city, school, port, government, and etc.