Georgia most commonly refers to: *

Georgia (country) Georgia (, ; ) is a transcontinental country at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, by Russia to the north and northeast, by Turkey to the southwest ...

, a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia *

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina; to the northeast by South Carolina; to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean; to the south by ...

, a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to:

Places

Historical states and entities

* Related to the country in the Caucasus **

Kingdom of Georgia The Kingdom of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამეფო, tr), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in circa 1008 AD. It reached its Golden Age of political and economic ...

, a medieval kingdom **

Georgia within the Russian Empire The country of Georgia became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Throughout the early modern period, the Muslim Ottoman and Persian empires had fought over various fragmented Georgian kingdoms and principalities; by the 18th centu ...

Democratic Republic of Georgia The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; ka, საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა ') was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to ...

, established following the Russian Revolution **

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц� ...

, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state **

Province of Georgia A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outs ...

, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States **

Georgia in the American Civil War Georgia was one of the original seven slave states that formed the Confederate States of America in February 1861, triggering the U.S. Civil War. The state governor, Democrat Joseph E. Brown, wanted locally raised troops to be used only for ...

, the State of Georgia within the

Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confeder ...

Other places

359 Georgia Georgia (minor planet designation: 359 Georgia) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an X-type asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 10 March 1893 in Nice. It was named by the daughter of Felix Klein at a meeting of t ...

, an asteroid *

New Georgia New Georgia, with an area of , is the largest of the islands in Western Province, Solomon Islands, and the 200th-largest island in the world. Geography New Georgia island is located in the New Georgia Group, an archipelago including most of ...

, Solomon Islands *

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = , song = , image_map = South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in United Kingdom.svg , map_caption = Location of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Oce ...

Canada

Georgia Street Georgia Street is an east–west street in the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Its section in Downtown Vancouver, designated West Georgia Street, serves as one of the primary streets for the financial and central busin ...

, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *

Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia (french: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada and the extreme northwestern mainland coast ...

, British Columbia, Canada

United Kingdom

* Georgia, Cornwall, England, UK *

South Georgia Island South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...

, a British island in the South Atlantic Ocean

United States

* Georgia, Indiana *

Georgia, Nebraska Georgia is an unincorporated community in Cherry County, in the U.S. state of Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the ...

, an unincorporated community *

Georgia, New Jersey Georgia is an Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities, unincorporated community located within Freehold Township, New Jersey, Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Georgia, Vermont Georgia is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,845 at the 2020 census. Geography The town occupies the southwest corner of Franklin County, bordered to the south by Chittenden County. The western border of th ...

Georgia Avenue Georgia Avenue is a major north-south artery in Northwest Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. Within the District of Columbia and a short distance in Silver Spring, Maryland, Georgia Avenue is also U.S. Route 29. Both Howard Univers ...

, Washington, DC

People

Georgia (name) Georgia is a feminine given name originating from the Greek word Γεωργία, meaning agriculture. It shares this origin with the masculine version of the name, George. Given name Actresses * Georgia Groome (born 1992), British Actress * Georg ...

, a female given name *

Georgia (musician) Georgia Rose Harriet Barnes (born 6 February 1990), known mononymously as Georgia, is an English record producer, songwriter, singer, rapper and drummer. The daughter of Leftfield cofounder Neil Barnes, Georgia began her music career as a drumm ...

(born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer

Media and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Georgia'' (1988 film), an Australian thriller * ''Georgia'' (1995 film), an American drama * ''State of Georgia'' (TV series), a 2011 American sitcom

Albums

*''Georgia'', by

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, 2015 * ''Georgia'' (EP), by Brian Fallon, or the title song, 2016 *''Georgia'', the second part of ''

Macon, Georgia Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...

'' by Jason Aldean, 2022

Songs

* "Georgia", by Boz Scaggs from ''

Silk Degrees ''Silk Degrees'' is the seventh solo album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in February 1976. The album peaked at No. 2 and spent 115 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA and remains Sc ...

'', 1976 * "Georgia", by Elton John from ''

A Single Man ''A Single Man'' is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Acad ...

'', 1978 * "Georgia", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from ''

Architecture & Morality ''Architecture & Morality'' is the third studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 6 November 1981 by Dindisc. Inspired by religious music, the group sought to broaden their musical palette by u ...

'', 1981 * "Georgia" (Carolyn Dawn Johnson song), 2000 * "Georgia" (Field Mob and Ludacris song), 2005 * "Georgia", by Hanson from '' The Walk'', 2007 * "Georgia" (Cee Lo Green song), 2010 * "Georgia" (Vance Joy song), 2014 * "Georgia", by Phoebe Bridgers from ''

Stranger in the Alps ''Stranger in the Alps'' is the debut studio album by American musician Phoebe Bridgers, released by Dead Oceans on September 22, 2017. Background and recording ''Stranger in the Alps'' was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska. Bridgers record ...

'', 2017 * "Georgia", by Brittany Howard from ''

Jaime Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

'', 2019 * "

Georgia on My Mind "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. However, the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the U. ...

", written by Hoagy Carmichael, 1930; official song of the American state of Georgia

Ships

* CSS ''Georgia'' (ironclad), floating battery, commissioned 1863 * CSS ''Georgia'' (steamship), merchantman, commissioned 1863 * , a Union Navy gunboat steamer of the American Civil War * USS ''Georgia'' (BB-15), battleship, commissioned 1906 * SS ''Georgia'', oil tanker, commissioned 1908 * USS ''Georgia'' (SSGN-729), submarine, commissioned 1984

Universities

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, in Athens, Georgia, United States **

Georgia Bulldogs The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Georgia. The female athletic teams are sometimes referred to as Lady Bulldogs. The Bulldogs compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference ( ...

, the athletic teams of the University of Georgia *

University of Georgia (Tbilisi) The University of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს უნივერსიტეტი, tr) is a private university founded in 2004 in Tbilisi, in the country of Georgia. History The University of Georgia was founded in 2004 u ...

, in Tbilisi, Georgia

Other uses

Georgia (coffee) is a brand of coffee drinks sold by The Coca-Cola Company. The brand is named after Coca-Cola's home state of Georgia. Launched in 1975, it has since expanded to markets in Singapore, South Korea, India, Bahrain, and the United States of America ...

, a brand of coffee beverages (often flavored) sold by The Coca-Cola Company *

Georgia (typeface) Georgia is a serif typeface designed in 1993 by Matthew Carter and hinted by Tom Rickner for the Microsoft Corporation. It was intended as a serif typeface that would appear elegant but legible when printed small or on low-resolution screens. The ...

, a Microsoft font family *

Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and r ...

, an American pulp and paper company * "Georgia", a national sports team for the country of Georgia, see **

Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is c ...

Typhoon Georgia (1959) Typhoon Georgia was one of the more impactful typhoons that struck Japan, as well as one of the few observed tropical cyclones that made direct landfall in Russia (then known as Soviet Union) as a tropical storm. A low pressure system formed in t ...