THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA

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- Only about one-third of Georgia’s voting age population votes in presidential,gubernatorial, and congressional elections, placing Georgia among the lowest voterturnout rates in the nation. In 2004 roughly 3.2 million Georgians voted. Wisconsin, with3 million fewer citizens than Georgia, cast 2.9 million votes.Physical Characteristics- Highest Point Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet- Lowest Point Sea Level- Density Per Square Mile (2002) 148- Land Under Public Ownership 4,982 Square Miles (9%)- Average Length 320 miles- Greatest Width 260 miles22
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