Georgia
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People
Population (1993): 6,917,140; rank: 11.
Pop. density: 116.6 per sq. mi.
Racial/ethnic distrib. (1990): 71.0% white; 27.0% black; 1.7% Hispanic.
Net change (1990-93): 6.8%.

Geography

Total area: 59,441 sq. mi.; rank: 24. Land area: 57,919 sq. mi.
Acres forested land: 24,137,000. Location: South Atlantic state.
Climate: maritime tropical air masses dominate in summer; continental polar air masses in winter; east central area drier.
Topography: most southerly of the Blue Ridge Mtns. cover NE and N central; central Piedmont extends to the fall line of rivers; coastal plain levels to the coast flatlands.
Capital: Atlanta

Economy

Principal Industries: services, manufacturing, gvt., retail trade.
Principal Manufactured Goods (1994): textiles, food, and kindred prods., pulp and paper products.
Agriculture: Chief crops (1994): peanuts, cotton,corn, tobacco, hay, soybeans.
Livestock (1994): 26.3 mln. poultry, excl.broilers; 1.54 mln. cattle; 1.03 hogs/pigs.
Timber/lumber (1992): pine, hardwood; 2.76 bln. bd. ft.
Nonfuel Minerals (1993): $1.7 bln.; mostly kaolin and other clays, crushed stone.
Commercial fishing (1993): $21.2 mln.
Chief ports: Savannah, Brunswick. International airports at: Atlanta.
Value of Construction (1993): $9.4 bln.
Employment distribution (1993): 23.7% services; 17.6% mfg.; 24.9% retail trade; 17.6% gvt.
Per Capita Personal Income (1993): $19,278.
Unemployment (1993): 5.8%.
Tourism (1993): tourists spent $11.2 bln.
Sales tax: 4%.
Finance

FDIC-insured commercial banks & trust companies (1993): 399.
Deposits: $63.3 bln.
FDIC-insured savings institutions (1993): 39.
Assets: $6.6 bln.
Federal Government

No. federal civilian employees (Mar. 1993): 70,355.
Avg. salary: $34,561.
Notable federal facilities: Dobbins AFB; Fts. Benning, Gordon, McPherson; Fed. Law Enforcement Training Ctr., Glynco, Warner Robins AFB; Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta.
Energy

Electricity production (1993, kWh, by source):
Coal: 63.3 bln.; Petroleum: 237 mln.; Gas: 218 mln.; Hydroelectric: 4.8 bln.; Nuclear: 27.2 bln.
Education

Student-teacher ratio (1992): 18.0.
Avg. salary, public school teachers (1993-94): $30,456.
State Data

Nickname: Peanut State
Motto: Wisdom, justice and moderation.
Flower: Cherokee rose.
Bird: Brown thrasher.
Tree: Live oak.
Song: Georgia On My Mind.
Fourth of the 13 original states to ratify the Constitution, Jan. 2, 1788.

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