what is the capital of georgia?
Atlanta
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 Atlanta , located in north @-@ central Georgia at the Eastern Continental Divide , has been Georgia 's capital city since 1868 . It is the most populous city in Georgia , with just over 420 @,@ 000 residents in 2010 . 

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 Georgia ( / ˈdʒɔːrdʒə / JOR @-@ juh ) is a state located in the southeastern United States . It was established in 1732 , the last of the original Thirteen Colonies . Named after King George II of Great Britain , Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution , on January 2 , 1788 . It declared its secession from the Union on January 19 , 1861 , and was one of the original seven Confederate states . It was the last state to be restored to the Union , on July 15 , 1870 . Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States . From 2007 to 2008 , 14 of Georgia 's counties ranked among the nation 's 100 fastest @-@ growing , second only to Texas . Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South . Atlanta is the state 's capital and its most populous city . 

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 As the state capital , Atlanta is the site of most of Georgia 's state government . The Georgia State Capitol building , located downtown , houses the offices of the governor , lieutenant governor and secretary of state , as well as the General Assembly . The Governor 's Mansion is located in a residential section of Buckhead . Atlanta serves as the regional hub for many arms of the federal bureaucracy , including the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Atlanta also plays an important role in federal judiciary system , containing the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia . 

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 The U.S. Census Bureau lists fourteen metropolitan areas in Georgia . The largest , Atlanta , is the ninth most populous metro area in the United States . 

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 Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia , with an estimated 2015 population of 463 @,@ 878 . Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area , home to 5 @,@ 522 @,@ 942 people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States . Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County , and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County . 
