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Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County,the most populous county in Georgia,but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits,it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area,which is home to more than 6.1 million people,making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level,it features unique topography that includes rolling hills,lush greenery,and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States.
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.
The Caucasus or Caucasia,is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea,mainly comprising Armenia,Azerbaijan,Georgia,and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains,including the Greater Caucasus range,have historically been considered as a natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Tbilisi,in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis,is the capital and the largest city of Georgia,lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia,and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917,then part of the Russian Empire,Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty,governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus.
Georgia is a transcontinental country at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region,bounded by the Black Sea to the west,by Russia to the north and northeast,by Turkey to the southwest,by Armenia to the south,and by Azerbaijan to the southeast. The country covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi),and has a population of 3.7 million people. Tbilisi is its capital as well as its largest city,home to roughly a third of the Georgian population.
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States,bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina;to the northeast by South Carolina;to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean;to the south by Florida;and to the west by Alabama. Georgia is the 24th-largest state in area and 8th most populous of the 50 United States. Its 2020 population was 10,711,908,according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Atlanta,a "beta(+)" 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 2020,is the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia's entire population.
Georgian is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language,and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its population. Its speakers today number approximately four million.
South Ossetia,officially the Republic of South Ossetia –the State of Alania,is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022),who live in an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi),on the south side of the Greater Caucasus mountain range,with 33,000 living in the capital city,Tskhinvali. Only Russia,Venezuela,Nicaragua,Nauru,and Syria recognise South Ossetia as a sovereign state. Although Georgia does not control South Ossetia,the Georgian government and the United Nations consider the territory part of Georgia.
The University of Georgia is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens,Georgia. Founded in 1785,it is one of the oldest public universities in the United States. The flagship school of the University System of Georgia,it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States.
The Georgians,or Kartvelians,are a nation and indigenous Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia and the South Caucasus. Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout Russia,Turkey,Greece,Iran,Ukraine,United States,and European Union.
Herschel Junior Walker is an American former football running back and former political candidate who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons.
The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at historic Sanford Stadium on the university's Athens,Georgia,campus. Georgia claims three consensus national championships;while the AP and Coaches Polls have each voted the Bulldogs the national champion twice. Georgia has also been named the National Champion by at least one polling authority in four other seasons.
Kirby Paul Smart is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach of the Georgia Bulldogs,his alma mater. He coached the 2021 Bulldogs to a national championship victory,their first title win since 1980.
Georgia most commonly refers to:
The 2008 Russo-Georgian War was a war between Georgia,on one side,and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia,on the other. The war took place in August following a period of worsening relations between Russia and Georgia,both formerly constituent republics of the Soviet Union. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is regarded as the first European war of the 21st century.
Abkhazia,officially the Republic of Abkhazia,is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus,recognised by most countries as part of Georgia,which views the region as an autonomous republic. It lies on the eastern coast of the Black Sea,south of the Greater Caucasus mountains in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,665 square kilometres (3,346 sq mi) and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi.
The Georgia Institute of Technology,commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or,in the state of Georgia,as Tech or The Institute,is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta,Georgia. Established in 1885,it is part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah,Georgia;Metz,France;Shenzhen,China;and Singapore.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. As no candidate achieved a majority of the vote,a runoff election was held on December 6,2022 between the top two candidates,Democratic Party incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Party challenger Herschel Walker,which Warnock won.
The 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game played on January 10,2022,at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis,Indiana. The eighth College Football Playoff National Championship,the game determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2021 season. The game featured the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs,both of whom represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 8:16 p.m. EST and was broadcast by ESPN. Georgia entered the game seeking its third national championship,while Alabama entered seeking its 19th.
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he assumed office on January 20,2021.
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