Atlanta Georgia

About Atlanta

Atlanta (pron.: /ətˈlæntə/, stressed /ætˈlæntə/, locally /ætˈlænə/) is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia, with an estimated 2011 population of 432,427.[9] Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5,457,831 people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States.[10] Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.

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