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Atlanta (ATL) is the capital city of the state of Georgia in the southeastern United States. It is anchored in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Atlanta was originally founded as a major railroad and transportation hub. The name came from "Western & Atlantic Railroad" (CSX Today). Atlanta is the unofficial capital of the South and played a key role in the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King Jr.
Demographics:
2019 population: 506,811
Racial Composition:
Black or African American: 51.4%
White: 41.3%
Asian: 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 4.7%
Economy:
GDP: $385 billion
Atlanta's economy is the 10th largest in the U.S.
ATL has the nation's 3rd largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies
Companies with Headquarters in Atlanta:
The Coca-Cola Company
Delta Air Lines
UPS
Cox Enterprises
Georgia-Pacific
NCR Corporation
The Home Depot
Equifax
Southern Company
SunTrust Banks
146. Aflac, Inc.
Chick-fil-A
CNN
Famous Names with a Connection to Atlanta:
Martin Luther King Jr.
Tyler Perry
Julia Roberts
Toni Braxton
Kanye West
Chloe Grace Moretz
Cam Newton
T.I.
Spike Lee
Dwight Howard
Chris Tucker
Kenan Thompson
Gladys Knight
Kelly Rowland
Joe Scarborough
Killer Mike
Porsha Williams
Ty Pennington
Coco Gauff
Vernon Jordan
Jane Fonda
Ted Turner
DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek)
Ryan Seacrest
Hank Aaron
Robert W. Woodruff
Ciara
Elton John (lives part-time in Atlanta)
Gucci Mane
Usher
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr.
Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr.
Nicknames:
The City in a Forest
ATL
A-Town
The A/da A
The Big A
The Big Peach
Hotlanta
The Gate City
Hollywood of the South
Black Hollywood
Black gay mecca
Black mecca
Capital City of the American South
City in a Forest
Dogwood City
Empire City of the South
Hollywood of the South
LGBT Capital of the South
Running City USA
Silicon Peach
Wakanda
Interesting Facts about Atlanta:
Atlanta is the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation
Atlanta is the 37th most populous city in the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta
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