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'''Georgia''' is a state in the southeast of the [[United States of America]]. It was one of the original thirteen states forming a union in 1776. In the [[American Civil War]] (1861-1865), Georgia was one of the eleven states that seceded the United States to form the [[Confederate States of America]]. | '''Georgia''' is a state in the southeast of the [[United States of America]]. It was one of the original thirteen states forming a union in 1776. In the [[American Civil War]] (1861-1865), Georgia was one of the eleven states that seceded the United States to form the [[Confederate States of America]]. | ||
Georgia is bordered on the south by [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]]; on the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[South Carolina]]; on the west by [[Alabama (U.S. state)]] and by [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]] in the extreme southwest; and on the north by [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]]. | Georgia is bordered on the south by [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]]; on the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[South Carolina]]; on the west by [[Alabama (U.S. state)]] and by [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]] in the extreme southwest; and on the north by [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]. | ||
The state capital is [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. | The state capital is [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 2 August 2023
This article is about Georgia (U.S. state). For other uses of the term Georgia, please see Georgia (disambiguation).
Georgia is a state in the southeast of the United States of America. It was one of the original thirteen states forming a union in 1776. In the American Civil War (1861-1865), Georgia was one of the eleven states that seceded the United States to form the Confederate States of America.
Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama (U.S. state) and by Florida in the extreme southwest; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina (U.S. state).
The state capital is Atlanta.