Georgia (State)
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| state in the Southeastern region of the United States |
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Not to be confused with Georgia, a nation state in central Asia
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina; to the northeast by South Carolina; to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean; to the south by Florida; and to the west by Alabama. Georgia is the 24th-largest in area and 8th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its 2020 population was 10,711,908, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.[1] Atlanta is both the state's capital]] and its largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area, with an estimated population of more than 6 million people in 2019,[2] is the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia's entire population.