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Georgia was the latest and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established, having been founded in 1732 as the Province of Georgia and becoming a royal colony in 1752. The Colony of Georgia, named after King George II of Great Britain, stretched from South Carolina through Spanish Florida and west to French Louisiana at the Mississippi River. Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. Western Georgia was divided between 1802 and 1804 to form the Mississippi Territory, which subsequently became the United States states of Alabama and Mississippi. Georgia was one of the initial seven Confederate States, declaring separation from the Union on January 19, 1861.

It was the final state to be restored to the Union after the Civil War, on July 15, 1870. Georgia’s economy was revolutionized after a group of influential politicians, businesspeople, and journalists, led by Henry W. Grady, championed the “New South” doctrine of sectional reconciliation, industrialization, and white supremacy in the late nineteenth century. Several Georgians, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., were major leaders in the civil rights movement in the mid-twentieth century.

The 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, which marked the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games. As part of the Sun Belt phenomenon, Georgia has experienced significant population and economic expansion since 1945. 14 of Georgia’s counties were in the top 100 fastest-growing in the country from 2007 to 2008.

Georgia is known for its varied landscapes, vegetation, and fauna. The Blue Ridge Mountains, which are part of the broader Appalachian Mountain chain, are found in the state’s northernmost sections. The Piedmont plateau stretches from the Blue Ridge foothills south to the Fall Line, a ridge that separates the state’s southern section from the Coastal Plain.

Brasstown Bald, at 4,784 feet (1,458 meters) above sea level, is Georgia’s highest point; the Atlantic Ocean is its lowest. The whole state has a humid subtropical climate, with the exception of few high-altitude locations in the Blue Ridge. Georgia has the largest land area of all the states east of the Mississippi River.