Georgia (state) - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Atlanta January 2, 1788 the 4th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Peach State Georgians Wisdom, justice, and moderation GA LAND Total area 153,910 sq km 59,425 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 24th 150,009 sq km 57,919 sq mi Highest point Brasstown Bald 1,458 m/4,784 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 65.8 percent (2002) 6.2 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 9,544,750 (2007 estimate) 9th 26.4 percent (1990-2000) 62 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 162 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Atlanta A ugusta 71.6 percent (2000) 486,411 (2006) 195,769 (2005 estimate) Columbus 188,660 (2006) S avannah 127,889 (2006) A thens 104,439 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Whites 65.1 percent (2000) Blacks 28.7 percent (2000) Asians 2.1 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 5.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 73.6 years (1989-1991) 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 457 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 365 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 17.7 percent (2006) 15.7 (2003) $9,041 (2002-2003) 8.2 percent (1999) 82.2 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Sonny Perdue (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 56 members House of Representatives, 180 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 13 Electoral votes 15 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $380 billion (2006) $30,074 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5 percent (2004) Manufacturing 13.9 percent (2004) Mining 0.3 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 17.5 percent (2004) G overnment 12.9 percent (2004) Information technology 7 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.7 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 7.5 percent (2004) Other services 22.9 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 4,742,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4.6 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 5 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 2.4 percent (2005 estimate) 3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 23.1 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 71.7 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 103 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 53.5 percent (2003 estimate) 4.8 books per person (2002) 189,330 km (2005) 117,644 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 2,000 km (2005) 1,243 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 7,691 km (2004) 4,779 mi (2004) Airports 10 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
