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. As the state capital Atlanta is the site of most of Georgia's state government the Georgia State Capitol building located downtown houses the offices of the governor lieutenant governor and secretary of state as well as the General Assembly the Governor's Mansion is in a residential section of Buckhead Atlanta serves as the regional hub for many arms of the federal bureaucracy including the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta also plays an important role in the federal judiciary system containing the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Brunei (1) 7.1.2 U.S highways, Transportation 66/19 77/25 Due to these benefits rail transport is a major form of passenger and freight transport in many countries It is ubiquitous in Europe with an integrated network covering virtually the whole continent in India China South Korea and Japan many millions use trains as regular transport in North America freight rail transport is widespread and heavily used but intercity passenger rail transport is relatively scarce outside the Northeast Corridor due to increased preference of other modes particularly automobiles and airplanes.[page needed] South Africa northern Africa and Argentina have extensive rail networks but some railways elsewhere in Africa and South America are isolated lines Australia has a generally sparse network befitting its population density but has some areas with significant networks especially in the southeast in addition to the previously existing east-west transcontinental line in Australia a line from north to south has been constructed the highest railway in the world is the line to Lhasa in Tibet partly running over permafrost territory Western Europe has the highest railway density in the world and many individual trains there operate through several countries despite technical and organizational differences in each national network. Main article: Geology of Georgia (U.S state), Morrow pop 6,445 The Locomotion at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, Rail network in Paris France Judo (14) 2.3 Oath of office! . Trains can travel at very high speed but they are heavy are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop Possible accidents include derailment (jumping the track) a collision with another train or collision with automobiles other vehicles or pedestrians at level crossings the last accounts for the majority of rail accidents and casualties the most important safety measures to prevent accidents are strict operating rules e.g railway signalling and gates or grade separation at crossings Train whistles bells or horns warn of the presence of a train while trackside signals maintain the distances between trains, 14 See also Military 63 179, This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1% 3.1 Homicide 14 References Language Percentage of population United Arab Emirates (4) In 2008 approximately 83.3% of the population five years and older spoke only English at home which is roughly 4,125,000 people Over 436,000 people (8.8%) spoke Spanish at home giving Metro Atlanta the 15th highest number of Spanish speakers among American metropolitan areas (MSAs) Over 193,000 people (3.9%) spoke other Indo-European languages at home People who speak an Asian language at home numbered over 137,000 and made up 2.8% of the population. I-285.svg Interstate 285 The General Assembly shall not have the power to grant incorporation to private persons but shall provide by general law the manner in which private corporate powers and privileges may be granted.

J Atlanta often called a "city in a forest" and a "tree haven" has a large tree canopy covering much of its area the city's main street is named after a tree and beyond the Downtown Midtown and Buckhead business districts the skyline gives way to a dense canopy of woods that spreads into the suburbs the city's tree coverage percentage was estimated at 36% in a 2004 model, 7.1 Utilities 5.2 Mining Routes, DeKalb (753,253) 34/1 57/14 106 81. . 12.1 Cities Typical of the southeastern U.S Atlanta receives abundant rainfall that is evenly distributed throughout the year though late spring and early fall are somewhat drier the average annual rainfall is 50.2 inches (1,280 mm) while snowfall is typically light at around 2.9 to 5 inches per year the heaviest single snowfall occurred on January 23 1940 with around 10 inches (25 cm) of snow However ice storms usually cause more problems than snowfall does the most severe occurring on January 7 1973 Tornadoes are rare in the city itself but the March 14 2008 EF2 tornado damaged prominent structures in downtown Atlanta. 56/13 70/21 Georgia 70.svg State Route 70, 1.1 Private passenger service, (1,041,423) Pickens (127/sq mi) Main article: Turner Field.