Georgia state symbols
The Flag of Georgia
The Seal of Georgia
Living insignia
Amphibian	American green tree frog
Bird	Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Fish	Largemouth bass
Flower	Cherokee Rose
Insect	Honey bee
Mammal	White-tailed deer
Reptile	Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Tree	Live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Inanimate insignia
Food	Peanut
Mineral	Staurolite
Song	"Georgia on My Mind"
Other	Vegetable: Vidalia onion Marine mammal: Right whale
State route marker

State quarter
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

Georgia (/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ JOR-juh) is a state in the southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina down to Spanish Florida and New France along Louisiana (New France), also bordering to the west towards the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802-1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia 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, its most populous city, and has been named a global city.