. Atlanta encompasses 134.0 square miles (347.1 km2) of which 133.2 square miles (344.9 km2) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) is water the city is situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level Atlanta has one of the highest elevations among major cities east of the Mississippi River Atlanta straddles the Eastern Continental Divide such that rainwater that falls on the south and east side of the divide flows into the Atlantic Ocean while rainwater on the north and west side of the divide flows into the Gulf of Mexico Atlanta sits atop a ridge south of the Chattahoochee River which is part of the ACF River Basin Located at the far northwestern edge of the city much of the river's natural habitat is preserved in part by the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, The 1996 Summer Olympic programme featured 271 events in 26 sports Softball beach volleyball and mountain biking debuted on the Olympic program together with women's football and lightweight rowing.
Liechtenstein (2) 2 Campus sections Fine and performing arts 4 References From May 2011 to May 2012 Amtrak celebrated its 40th anniversary with festivities across the country that started on National Train Day (May 7 2011) a commemorative book entitled Amtrak: An American Story was published and a documentary was created Six commemorative Heritage units a 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train toured the country the Exhibit Train visited 45 communities and welcomed more than 85,000 visitors it was an entirely rebuilt train powered by GE Genesis locomotives and included three refurbished ex-Santa Fe baggage cars and a food service car Four Genesis locomotives were painted into retired Amtrak paint schemes: No 156 was in Phase 1 colors No 66 was in Phase 2 colors No 145 and No 822 were in Phase 3 colors (822 pulled the Exhibit train) and No 184 was in Phase 4 colors After years of almost revolving-door CEOs at Amtrak in December 2013 Boardman was named "Railroader of the Year" by Railway Age magazine which noted that with over five years in the job he is the second-longest serving head of Amtrak since it was formed more than 40 years ago in 2014 Amtrak began offering a "residency" program for writers. Georgia consists of 159 counties second only to Texas with 254 Georgia had 161 counties until the end of 1931 when Milton and Campbell were merged into the existing Fulton Some counties have been named for prominent figures in both American and Georgian history and many bear names with Native American origin Counties in Georgia have their own elected legislative branch usually called the Board of Commissioners which usually also has executive authority in the county Several counties have a sole Commissioner form of government with legislative and executive authority vested in a single person Georgia is the only state with current Sole Commissioner counties Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would, White 41.3% 31.0% 48.4% 65.4% Along with the rest of the Southeast Georgia's population continues to grow rapidly with primary gains concentrated in urban areas the population of the Atlanta metropolitan area added 1.23 million people (24 percent) between 2000 and 2010 and Atlanta rose in rank from the eleventh-largest metropolitan area in the United States to the ninth-largest, Social economical and energetic aspects TV Comoros (4). . . Georgia 3.svg State Route 3, The Georgia Historical Society an independent educational and research institution has a research center located in Savannah the research center's library and archives hold the oldest collection of materials related to Georgia history in the nation.
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