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Croatia (84) 4 References 5.3.1 Modernization 1880 49,137 46.9% University rankings Haralson (91/sq mi) Atlanta Georgia business directory Atlanta has a large effect on the state of Georgia the Southeastern United States and beyond Atlanta has been the site of growth in finance insurance technology manufacturing real estate service logistics transportation film communications convention and trade show businesses and industries while tourism is important to the economy Atlanta is a global city also called world city or sometimes alpha city or world center as a city generally considered to be an important node in the global economic system. . Virgin Islands (12) 8 Other British colonies Territorial changes following the French and Indian War; land held by the British before 1763 is shown in red land gained by Britain in 1763 is shown in pink. .

State judicial authority rests with the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals which have statewide authority in addition there are smaller courts which have more limited geographical jurisdiction including Superior Courts State Courts Juvenile Courts Magistrate Courts and Probate Courts Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals are elected statewide by the citizens in non-partisan elections to six-year terms Judges for the smaller courts are elected to four-year terms by the state's citizens who live within that court's jurisdiction. During the first decades of the 20th century Atlanta experienced a period of unprecedented growth in three decades' time Atlanta's population tripled as the city limits expanded to include nearby streetcar suburbs the city's skyline emerged with the construction of the Equitable Flatiron Empire and Candler buildings; and Sweet Auburn emerged as a center of black commerce the period was also marked by strife and tragedy Increased racial tensions led to the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 which left at least 27 people dead and over 70 injured in 1913 Leo Frank a Jewish-American factory superintendent was convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old girl in a highly publicized trial He was hanged in Marietta by a lynch mob in 1915 after having his death sentence commuted an event which deeply impacted the Jewish community in Atlanta and across the country on May 21 1917 the Great Atlanta Fire destroyed 1,938 buildings in what is now the Old Fourth Ward resulting in one fatality and the displacement of 10,000 people. 69/21 88/31 Education, 2.1 Boundaries In the second half of the 20th century Atlanta and Fulton county became the location of numerous national and international headquarters for leading companies attracting highly skilled employees from around the country This led to the city and county becoming more cosmopolitan and diverse, There are 63 parks in Georgia 48 of which are state parks and 15 that are historic sites and numerous state wildlife preserves under the supervision of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Other historic sites and parks are supervised by the National Park Service and include the Andersonville National Historic Site in Andersonville; Appalachian National Scenic Trail; Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area near Atlanta; Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park at Fort Oglethorpe; Cumberland Island National Seashore near St Marys; Fort Frederica National Monument on St Simons Island; Fort Pulaski National Monument in Savannah; Jimmy Carter National Historic Site near Plains; Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Kennesaw; Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site in Atlanta; Ocmulgee National Monument at Macon; Trail of Tears National Historic Trail; and the Okefenokee Swamp in Waycross Georgia; 30 Kyle Wright U.S Decennial Census M Robinson 2000 816,006 25.7% 7 Sandy Springs Fulton 108,797 2001 2,823,530 34,858 69.6% 12th 15th. George Wright 4.2 Board of Directors. . .