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Atlanta State: Georgia Country: United States

Atlanta by the Numbers: Population: 470,688, 4,917,717 metro area Land Area: 131 square miles Elevation: 1,035 feet Average Annual Rainfall: 48 inches Average January Temperature: 48 degrees F Average July Temperature: 90 degrees F

Quick Facts: Major Industries: High Tech, Transportation, Financial Services Ethnic Mix: 61% African American, 33% Caucasian, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two-pin plug Time Zone: GMT - 5 Country Dialing Code: 1 Area Codes: 404, 770, 678 (must be included when dialing locally)

Did You Know? The city was originally named Terminus and then Marthaville before finally settling on Atlanta.

Orientation: Atlanta is located in northern Georgia in the southeast corner of the United States. It looms 244 miles north of the Florida state line, 200 miles northwest of the Atlantic Ocean, for which it is named after, and 275 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 58

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