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| | Georgia (U.S. State) Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ CreatedByGod.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census); it is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. |
 | | Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority, and so the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would. |
 | | Georgia is also the largest state, in land area, east of the Mississippi River, since West Virginia seceded from Virginia during the Civil War. |
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