Georgia is a state in the southern region of the United States of America and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It was the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established as a colony. It was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It seceded from the Union on January 21, 1861 and was one of the original seven Confederate states.
Private Colleges and Universities:
Agnes Scott College † in Decatur
American Intercontinental University
in Dunwoody
in Buckhead (Atlanta)
Andrew College † in Cuthbert
Art Institute of Atlanta in Atlanta
Atlanta Christian College † in Atlanta
Atlanta College of Art in Atlanta
Beacon University in Columbus
Berry College in Mount Berry
Brenau University in Gainesville
Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon
Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta
Covenant College † in Lookout Mountain
Emmanuel College † in Franklin Springs
Emory University † in Atlanta
LaGrange College † in LaGrange
Life University in Marietta
Mercer University † in Macon and Atlanta
Morehouse College in Atlanta
Morris Brown College in Atlanta
Oglethorpe University in Atlanta
Paine College † in Augusta
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Atlanta
Piedmont College † in Demorest and Athens
Reinhardt College † in Waleska
Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah and Atlanta
Shorter College † in Rome
South University in Savannah (and in other states)
Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville
Spelman College in Atlanta
Thomas University in Thomasville
Toccoa Falls College† in Toccoa
Wesleyan College † in Macon
Young Harris College † in Young Harris
† denotes schools affiliated with religious organizations (incomplete)
University System of Georgia:
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton
Albany State University in Albany
Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah
Augusta State University in Augusta
Bainbridge College in Bainbridge
Clayton State University in Morrow
Coastal Georgia Community College in Brunswick
Columbus State University in Columbus
Dalton State College in Dalton
Darton College in Albany
East Georgia College in Swainsboro
Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley
Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville
Georgia Military College in Milledgeville
Georgia Highlands College in Rome
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta
Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Southern University in Statesboro
Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus
Georgia State University in Atlanta
Gordon College in Barnesville
Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw
Macon State College in Macon
Medical College of Georgia in Augusta
Middle Georgia College in Cochran and Dublin
North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega
Savannah State University in Savannah
Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta
University of West Georgia in Carrollton
University of Georgia in Athens
Valdosta State University in Valdosta
(incomplete list, 34 total, plus tech colleges)
Professional Sports Teams:
Atlanta Braves - Major League Baseball
Atlanta Falcons - National Football League
Atlanta Hawks - National Basketball Association
Atlanta Thrashers - National Hockey League
Georgia Force (Atlanta) - Arena Football League
Atlanta Vision - American Basketball Association
Atlanta Silverbacks - Soccer USL First Division
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's - Soccer USL Premier Development League
Atlanta Silverbacks - Women Soccer W-League
Atlanta Thoroughbreds - National Indoor Football League
Atlanta Xplosion - Independent Women's Football League
South Georgia Peanuts (Albany) - Baseball South Coast League
South Georgia Wildcats (Albany) - Arena football Af2
Augusta FireBall - Soccer USL Premier Development League
Augusta GreenJackets - Baseball South Atlantic League
Augusta Lynx - East Coast Hockey League
Augusta Spartans - World Indoor Football League
Cartersville Warriors - World Basketball Association
Columbus Cottonmouths - Southern Professional Hockey League
Columbus Catfish - Baseball South Atlantic League
Columbus Lions - World Indoor Football League
Gwinnett Gladiators (Duluth) - East Coast Hockey League
Macon Music - Baseball South Coast League
Marietta Storm - World Basketball Association
Rome Braves - Baseball South Atlantic League
Rome Gladiators - World Basketball Association
Rome Knights - American Basketball Association
Savannah Sand Gnats - Baseball South Atlantic League
Atlanta Flames (moved to Calgary, Alberta and are now the Calgary Flames) - National Hockey League
Atlanta is located in north-central Georgia, atop a ridge southeast of the Chattahoochee River. It has been Georgia's capital city since 1868.
The Atlanta metropolitan area has a population of 5,138,223 (2006 census estimate), and the city is the central city of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Ga.-Ala. combined statistical area.
The state of Georgia has twenty metropolitan and micropolitan areas with populations above fifty-thousand. In descending order, they are Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, Macon, Athens, Gainesville, Albany, Dalton, Warner Robins, Valdosta, Brunswick, Rome, Hinesville, LaGrange, Statesboro, Dublin, Milledgeville, Waycross and Calhoun and Tifton.
Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama and by Florida in the extreme southwest; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the vast mountain system of the Appalachians. The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet (1,458 m); the lowest point is sea level.
With an area of 59,441 square miles (153,951 km²), Georgia is ranked 24th in size among the 50 U.S. states. Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River in terms of land area, although it is the fourth largest (after Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin) in total area, a term which includes expanses of water claimed as state territory.
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