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Also Known As	Peach State
Capital	Atlanta
Population	(2020) 10,711,908; (2023 est.) 11,029,227
Governor	Brian Kemp (Republican)
Date Of Admission	January 2, 1788²
U.S. Senators	Raphael Warnock (Democrat) • Jon Ossoff (Democrat)
State Nickname	Empire State of the South • Peach State
State Motto	"Wisdom, Justice and Moderation"
State Bird	brown thrasher
State Flower	Cherokee rose, azalea
State Song	“Georgia on My Mind”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives	14 (of 435)
Time Zone	Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	153,911
Total Area (Sq Mi)	59,425
¹Excluding military abroad.²Original state; date shown is that of ratification of Constitution.³The azalea is the state wildflower; no species was designated.

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