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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands,consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 165 kilometres (103 mi) long and 35 kilometres (22 mi) wide and is by far the largest island in the territory. The South Sandwich Islands lie about 700 kilometres (430 mi) southeast of South Georgia. The territory's total land area is 3,903 km2 (1,507 sq mi). The Falkland Islands are about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) west from its nearest point.
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region,bounded by the Black Sea to the west,Russia to the north and northeast,Turkey to the southwest,Armenia to the south,and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.7 million,of which over a third live in the capital and largest city,Tbilisi. Georgians,who are indigenous to the region,constitute a majority.
Georgia,officially the State of Georgia,is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest,North Carolina to the north,South Carolina to the northeast,Florida to the south,and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 United States,Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and 8th most populous. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,its 2023 estimated population was 11,029,227. Atlanta,a global city,is both the state's capital and its largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area,with a population of more than 6 million people in 2021,is the 8th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia's entire population. Other major metropolitan areas in the state include Augusta,Savannah,Columbus,and Macon. Georgia has 100 miles (160 km) of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.
In classical antiquity and Greco-Roman geography,Colchis was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea,centered in present-day western Georgia.
Macon,officially Macon–Bibb County,is a consolidated city-county in Georgia,United States. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River,it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia."
Robert Augustus Toombs was an American politician from Georgia,who was an important figure in the formation of the Confederacy. From a privileged background as a wealthy planter and slaveholder,Toombs embarked on a political career marked by effective oratory,although he also acquired a reputation for hard living,disheveled appearance,and irascibility. He was identified with Alexander H. Stephens's libertarian wing of secessionist opinion,and in contradistinction to the nationalist Jefferson Davis,Toombs believed a Civil War to be neither inevitable or winnable by the South.
Georgian Poetry is a series of anthologies showcasing the work of a school of English poetry that established itself during the early years of the reign of King George V of the United Kingdom.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician who served as the first and only vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865,and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives before and after the Civil War.
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years,from 1933 to 1971. Russell was a founder and leader of the conservative coalition that dominated Congress from 1937 to 1963,and at his death was the most senior member of the Senate. He was for decades a leader of Southern opposition to the civil rights movement.
John Forsyth Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia. He represented the state in both the House of Representatives and the Senate,and also served as the 33rd Governor of Georgia. As a supporter of the policies of President Andrew Jackson,Forsyth was appointed the 13th United States Secretary of State by Jackson in 1834,and continued in that role until 1841 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren. He also served as US Minister to Spain during the presidency of James Monroe.
"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. However,the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles,who was a native of the U.S. state of Georgia and recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road.
The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County,Georgia,United States,from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). The structure was sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge". The monument's creators believed that there was going to be an upcoming social,nuclear,or economic calamity and they wanted the monument to serve as a guide for humanity in the world which would exist after it. Controversial from its time of construction,it ultimately became the subject of conspiracy theories which alleged that it was connected to Satanism.
The Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking is a research institution and public museum dedicated to the preservation of the history of paper and paper technology. Located inside the Paper Tricentennial Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,Georgia,United States,the museum features the largest collection of paper and paper-related artifacts in the world,including watermarks,papers,tools,machines,and manuscripts. Changing exhibits focus on paper art,and a permanent exhibit details the science and technology used in papermaking.
The 1980 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4,1980,in Georgia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. The Democratic Party candidate,incumbent President Jimmy Carter,won his home state of Georgia over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 238,565 votes,one of just seven victories in the election.
Robert Lee Dickey is an American politician. He is a Republican representing District 145 in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Robert Pruitt is an American politician and businessman from Georgia. Pruitt served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 149 from January 2021 to January 2023.
The 2024 United States presidential election in Georgia is scheduled to take place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Georgia voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Georgia has 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College,following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which it neither gained nor lost a seat. Georgia is considered to be a crucial swing state in 2024.
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