Saturday, March 21, 2009

Atlanta is the Place to Live!

Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145. It is the county seat of Fulton County although a small portion extends into DeKalb County. The Atlanta Metropolitan Area ranks as the eighth-largest region in the United States and is home to more than 5.38 million people, while the Atlanta Combined Statistical Area with a population of 5.62 million is the largest in the Southeastern United States.

Internationally known as a top business city and transportation hub, Atlanta is counted—along with its American counterparts Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and San Francisco—as a top tier Beta world city. More specifically the city has the nation's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta Metro (only New York City and Houston have more Fortune 500 companies). Additionally, the region accounts for two-thirds of Georgia's economy and 72% of its job and population growth. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is located seven miles south of downtown Atlanta, is the busiest airport in the world. In recent years, Atlanta has been categorized by nation-leading population growth and urban sprawl. Residents of the city are known as Atlantans.

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