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FOR THE STATE OF Georgia

Names of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor--including party affiliation (Democrat or Republican) and the dates of their term of office
•Names of Senators, including the same information
•Number of United States Representatives
•Names of Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Treasurer, and Attorney General
•The date the state entered the Union
•The date its present constitution was adopted
•The state motto
•The state flower, tree, bird, dog, song, and nickname
•Origin of the state name
•The largest cities and the populations of each
•Land area in square miles
•Geographic center and unique geographic features, such as state forests, oceans, mountain ranges, volcanoes, deserts, etc.
•Important natural resources (oil, waterway, trees...)
•Number of counties
•Resident population at last census
•Additional census data (such as number of males and females, racial and ethnic make-up, percent 18 and over, percent 65 and over, median age)
•Colleges and universities in the state



Answer :

Governor- Nathan Deal (Republican)
Lt. Governor- Casey Cagle (Republican)
Senator- John Hardy Isakson (Republican)
Senator- David A. Purdue (Republican)
Secretary of State- Brian P. Kemp (Republican)
State Treasurer- Steve McCoy 
Attorney General- Sam Olens
Entered the Union- January 2, 1788
Newest Constitution ratification date- November 2, 1982
State motto- Wisdom, Justice, Moderation
Flower- Rosa Laevigata
Tree- Quercus Virginiana
Bird- Brown Thrasher
Dog- Golden Retriever 
Song- Georgia on My Mind
Nickname- The Peach State and The Empire of the South
Name Origin- The female form of George in Latinate
Largest cities- Atlanta (420,003) Columbus (189,885) Savannah (136,286)
Geographic Center- latitude 32° 38’ 46” N., longitude 83° 25’ 54” W.
Unique features- Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, Chattahoochee River, Savannah River,  Yellow River, and the North Georgia Mountain.
Natural Resources- 8 million acres of farmland, 60% of the land is lumber, leading clay producing state, very fine marble, 70,150 miles of streams and rivers, over 425,000 acres of lakes, and over 4,500,000 acres of freshwater wetlands, and many forms of wildlife. 
Number of counties- 159
Population- 10.1 Million people 63% White, 31.4 % Black. People under 5- 6.7%, People under 18- 24.9%, Persons 65 and over- 12%. Female population- 51.1%
Top 10 Colleges/ Universities- Emroy University, Univ. of Georgia, Georgia institute of Technology, Georgia Southern Univ., Berry College, Georgia State Univ., Spelman College, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia College & State University, and Mercer University.