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  1. Year of Admission: 1788
  2. Order of Admission: 4th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1983
  4. Capital: Atlanta
  5. Population: 7,486,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 57,919 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 124.3 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Empire State of the South, Peach State
  9. Motto: Wisdom, Justice and moderation
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 56
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 180
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 11
  15. Main Industries: Services, manufacturing, retail trade
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, clays, bauxite, fuller‚Äôs earth, kaolin, feldspar, granite, gold, coal, barite, manganese