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What's My Car Worth
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Centrally located in the Southeastern United States, the fastest growing region of the country, Georgia attracts more than 60 million visitors annually.
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There are 12 Fortune 500 companies and 26 Fortune 1000 companies with headquarters in Georgia, including such names as CNN/Turner Broadcasting, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Equifax, The Home Depot, AFLAC, Internet Security Systems, Ciba Vision, Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts, Earthlink and UPS.
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The state is the world leader in the production of carpet, kaolin, chicken and watermelon. Top industries include automotive, agriculture, food processing, tourism, life sciences, high technology, metal fabrication and plastics. Exports from Georgia industries totaled $27.5 billion in 2008, ranking Georgia as the 13th largest exporting state in the nation.
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Georgia is home to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest passenger airport, serving over 90 million passengers in 2008. Hartsfield-Jackson offers more than 500 direct flights to cities throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin American, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.
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80 percent of U.S. consumers can be reached in two hours air travel or less from Georgia. Similarly, more than 80 percent of the U.S. industrial market is within two days journey by truck from Georgia.
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The Port of Savannah is the second largest container port in the U.S. Southeast and is the fastest growing port in the United States.
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Pop. - 9,685,744 (50.5% male, 49.5% female).
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Nickname - Empire State of the South, Peach State.
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Motto - Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.
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Founded - February 12th, 1733 (13th colony).
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Statehood - January 2nd, 1788 (4th state).
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State Bird - Brown Thrasher.
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State Flower - Cherokee Rose.
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State Tree - Live Oak
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Area - 58,876 square miles.
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Capital city - Atlanta.
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Counties - 159
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*Information from New Georgia Encyclopedia
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