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Location:
USA,
Georgia, Atlanta
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Atlanta is the capital and most
populous city in the U.S. state of
Georgia.
As of 2008, Atlanta is the
thirty-third largest city in the
United States, with an estimated
population of 537,958. Its
metropolitan area, officially named
the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta,
GA MSA (commonly referred to as
Metropolitan Atlanta) is the ninth
largest metropolitan area in the
country, inhabited by approximately
5.5 million people. Like most areas
in the Sun Belt, the Atlanta region
has seen explosive growth in the
past decade, adding more than 1.13
million residents between 2000 and
2008. It is the fastest growing area
of the United States behind the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Considered a top business city and
transportation hub, Atlanta is the
world headquarters of The Coca-Cola
Company, AT&T Mobility, and Delta
Air Lines. Atlanta has the country's
third largest concentration of
Fortune 500 companies and more than
75 percent of the Fortune 1000
companies have a presence in the
metro area.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, which is
located seven miles south of
downtown Atlanta, is the world's
busiest airport and the only major
airport to serve the city.
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