Georgia
is a southern state of the United States and its U.S. postal abbreviation is GA.
Georgia is bordered by Florida (S), Alabama (W), Tennessee and North Carolina
(N) and South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean (E).
Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against
British rule in the American Revolution. Georgia was the last of the
thirteen colonies to be established as a colony. It became the fourth state
after ratifying the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788.
Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census).
Georgia is known as the Peach State or the Empire State of the
South .
The Georgia state capital and largest city is
Atlanta. Other important cities are , Columbus,
Savannah, Macon, and Albany.
Georgia time zone
Georgia is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United
States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT-5).
USA & Canada clocks
on STANDARD TIME
Daylight Saving Time dates 2009
Sunday 8 March 2009
until Sunday 1 November 2009
see: Daylight-Saving-Time.com
for details
Georgia is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United
States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT-5).
Does
Georgia observe Daylight Saving Time?
Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving
Time (DST) is observed in
Georgia , where the
time is shifted forward by 1 hour to EDT; which is 4 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4).
After the Summer months the time in
Georgia is shifted
back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).
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Georgia
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Georgia
is a southern state of the United States and its U.S. postal abbreviation is 