Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County,and a portion of the city extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits,Atlanta 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 6.2 million people,making it the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan area. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level,Atlanta features unique topography that includes rolling hills,lush greenery,and the densest urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States.
Georgia is a transcontinental country located 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 by Azerbaijan to the southeast. The country covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). Georgia has a population of 3.7 million people. Tbilisi is its capital and largest city,home to roughly a third of the Georgian population.
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.
John Hardy Isakson was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Georgia legislature and the United States House of Representatives.
John Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft. Ranking in the top 12 of all-time in pass attempts,pass completions,passing yards and passing touchdowns,Stafford is currently fifth all-time in passing yards per game and is the fastest player in NFL history to have reached 40,000 career passing yards.
Adriel Jeremiah Green is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons,primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs,earning All-American honors. Green was selected by the Bengals with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft,where he spent 10 seasons prior to joining the Arizona Cardinals for two years. In 2023,Green signed a one day deal with the Bengals,and officially retired a member of the Cincinnati organization.
Calvin Johnson Jr., is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. Nicknamed "Megatron" after the Transformers character of the same name,he is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a junior. He was selected by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
James Austin Scott is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district since 2011. The district stretches down the middle of the state,from just outside Macon to the Florida border. Scott served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. House.
Demaryius Antwon Thomas was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons,primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,earning third-team All-American honors in 2009. He was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. With Denver,Thomas made four Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. He also played for the Houston Texans,New England Patriots,and New York Jets.
Georgian Dream –Democratic Georgia is a political party in Georgia. The party was established on 19 April 2012 by the billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili. Georgian Dream and its partners in a coalition also named Georgian Dream won majorities in the 2012,2016,and 2020 general elections. The party is currently led by Irakli Garibashvili as Party Chairman and Irakli Kobakhidze as Prime Minister.
Todd Jerome Gurley II is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons,primarily with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs,earning first-team All-SEC honors. He was selected by the Rams with the 10th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Earl LeRoy "Buddy" Carter is an American pharmacist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district since 2015. The district is based in Savannah and includes most of the state's coastal southern portion. A member of the Republican Party,Carter served as a Georgia state representative (2005–2009) and Georgia state senator (2009–2014).
Michael Santiago Render,better known by his stage name Killer Mike,is an American rapper and activist.
The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 3,2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and the junior U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president,Donald Trump,and vice president,Mike Pence. The election took place against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic and related recession. The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900,with each of the two main tickets receiving more than 74 million votes,surpassing Barack Obama's record of 69.5 million votes from 2008. Biden received more than 81 million votes,the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a U.S. presidential election.
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Ossoff was previously a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist.
Anthony Dalton Edwards,nicknamed "Ant-Man" or simply “Ant,”is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard,he played college basketball for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and was selected with the first overall pick by the Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft.
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,Warnock has been the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church since 2005.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Georgia when its first case was confirmed in Tbilisi on 26 February 2020.
On February 23,2020,Ahmaud Arbery,a 25-year-old black man,was murdered during a racially motivated hate crime while jogging in Satilla Shores,a neighborhood near Brunswick in Glynn County,Georgia. Three white men,who later claimed to police that they assumed he was a burglar,pursued Arbery in their trucks for several minutes,using the vehicles to block his path as he tried to run away. Two of the men,Travis McMichael and his father,Gregory McMichael,were armed in one vehicle. Their neighbor,William "Roddie" Bryan,was in another vehicle. After overtaking Arbery,Travis McMichael exited his truck,pointing his weapon at Arbery. Arbery approached McMichael and a physical altercation ensued,resulting in McMichael fatally shooting Arbery. Bryan recorded this confrontation and Arbery's murder on his cell phone.
On January 2,2021,during an hour-long conference call,then-U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to change the state's election results from the 2020 presidential election. Trump had been defeated by Joe Biden in the election,but refused to accept the outcome,and made a months-long effort to overturn the results. Prior to the call to Raffensperger,Trump and his campaign spoke repeatedly to state and local officials in at least three states in which he had lost,urging them to recount votes,throw out some ballots,or replace the Democratic slate of electors with a Republican slate. Trump's call with Raffensperger was reported by The Washington Post and other media outlets the day after it took place.
