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COLONY:	Founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733; 13th colony
STATEHOOD:	January 2, 1788; 4th state
CAPITAL:	Atlanta, since 1868
MOTTO:	"Wisdom, justice, and moderation"
NICKNAMES:	Empire State of the South; Peach State
TOTAL POPULATION:	9,687,653; 9th most populous in U.S. (as of 2010 census)
LAND AREA:	57,513 sq. miles (as of 2010 census); 24th largest in U.S.
COASTLINE:	100 miles
HIGHEST POINT:	Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet
LOWEST POINT:	Sea level at the Atlantic Coast
COUNTIES:	159
ELECTORAL VOTES:	15 (as of the 2008 presidential election)
U.S. CONGRESS:	2 senators; 13 representatives (as of the 2006 election)
GOVERNOR:	Nathan Deal, 2011-
MAP OF GEORGIA:	http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=Georgia-USA

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  - Trustee Period
  - Royal Period
  - Provisional Period
  - Revolutionary War Period
    - New State Government
      - Archibald Bulloch, President of Council of Safety, 1776-77
      - Button Gwinnett, President of Council of Safety, 1777
      - John Adam Treutlen, 1777-78
      - John Houstoun, 1778-79
      - William Glascock, President of Executive Council, 1779
      - Seth John Cuthbert, President of Supreme Executive Council, 1779
      - John Wereat, President of Supreme Executive Council, 1779-80
      - George Walton, elected by irregular assembly, 1779-80 (Note: The patriots were divided into two factions. One elected Wereat and the other elected Walton. They came together on January 4, 1780, and elected Richard Howley.)
      - Richard Howley, 1780 (Note: Howley was elected both governor and representative to the Continental Congress. He chose to go to Congress in February.)
      - Humphrey Wells, 1780 (Note: The office of governor was briefly held by George Wells, President of the Executive Council, who was killed in a duel with James Jackson. For two days, he was replaced by Humphrey Wells before Stephen Heard took office.)
      - Stephen Heard, President of Executive Council, 1780
      - Myrick Davies, President of Executive Council, 1780-81 (Note: When Stephen Heard moved to North Carolina, he was briefly replaced by Myrick Davies, who was killed. Nathan Brownson was then chosen by the General Assembly.)
      - Nathan Brownson, 1781-82
    - Restored Royal Government
  - Statehood
  - Source: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia. (Unless otherwise indicated, Georgia chief executives have carried the title 'governor.')
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