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Section sizes Section size for Georgia (U.S. state) (48 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 13,611 13,611 History 14,834 14,834 Geography 252 20,905 Boundaries 3,938 3,938 Geology and terrain 1,073 1,073 Ecology 1,966 1,966 Climate 9,620 9,620 Major cities 4,056 4,056 Demographics 6,361 29,050 Race and ethnicity 13,498 13,498 Languages 2,178 2,178 Religion 7,013 7,013 Economy 6,910 35,855 Industries 2,110 22,077 Agriculture 944 944 Arts 13 7,092 Film 3,360 3,788 Films set in Georgia 428 428 Literature 824 824 Music 1,336 1,336 Television 1,131 1,131 Energy 1,768 1,768 Logistics 5,184 5,184 Military 630 630 Mining 342 342 Tourism 4,007 4,007 Sports 4,669 4,669 Taxes 2,199 2,199 Culture 167 2,344 Fine and performing arts 2,177 2,177 Education 6,632 6,632 Media 3,747 3,747 Government 60 31,548 State government 3,467 3,467 Local government 4,117 4,117 Elections 15,238 15,238 Politics 8,666 8,666 Parks and recreational activities 3,323 3,323 Infrastructure 19 5,370 Transportation 4,348 4,348 Health care 1,003 1,003 Notable people 1,991 1,991 State symbols 1,883 1,883 See also 148 148 Notes 24 24 References 28 28 Bibliography 678 678 External links 2,024 2,024 Total 173,995 173,995

Discussions regarding the titles of the articles Georgia, Georgia (country) and Georgia (U.S. state) should be held at Talk:Georgia.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Move logs: Georgia Georgia (country) Georgia (U.S. state) Discussions: RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, Not moved, 19 August 2013, Discussion RM, Georgia (U.S. state) → Georgia, U.S., Withdrawn, 24 July 2014, Discussion RM, Georgia (U.S. state) → Georgia (state), Not moved, 23 November 2016, Discussion RM, Georgia (U.S. state) → Georgia (American state), Not moved, 5 January 2018, Discussion RM, Georgia (U.S. state) → Georgia (state), Not moved, 6 April 2019, Discussion RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, Not moved, 11 July 2021, Discussion RM, Georgia → Georgia (disambiguation), Procedural close, 17 January 2022, Discussion RM, Georgia → Georgia (disambiguation), Speedy close, 24 April 2022, Discussion RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, Not moved, 29 September 2023, Discussion Older discussions: RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, Opposed, 2003 RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, Opposed, 6 May 2004, Discussion (Poll) RM, Georgia (country) → Republic of Georgia, Opposed, 23 May 2005, Discussion RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, No consensus, 5 July 2006, Discussion RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, No consensus, 11 July 2007, Discussion RM, Georgia (country) → Georgia, No consensus, 15 March 2008, Discussion

The "Georgia" move discussions in a nutshell: On Wikipedia, the placing of a word in parentheses in the title of an article is primarily used as a method of disambiguation, with the parenthesised word usually being a set that the article's subject is a part of. The basic debate has been whether the Eurasian country should be the primary topic, and therefore does not need any parenthesised word in the title. Those in favor of such a move often argue that internationally recognised countries should take precedence over sub-national units like the U.S. state, though there are other suggested reasons for primary topic. Some proponents of a move have also argued that the current failure to recognize Georgia (the country) as the primary topic displays a U.S.-centric bias. Opponents of such a renaming note that under Wikipedia's guidelines, the primary topic can be determined based on which one is significantly more commonly searched for and read than other meanings as well as which one is more important or significant. They generally dispute that the U.S. state of Georgia is any less important; in fact, given the significantly greater size of its population, economy (especially its film industry), geographical area, and main airport, many argue the U.S. state is actually more important despite sharing some of its sovereignty with the United States federal government and not having a seat in the United Nations. They have also argued in the past that since the Eurasian country was (at the time of the above linked discussions) being actually slightly less searched for than the U.S. state, the former should not be the primary topic. Based on all of the foregoing factors, some contend the U.S. state should be the primary topic with no qualifier in its title. Some opponents have also argued that having Georgia as a disambiguation page is a better way to catch cases where an article contains wikilinks to the bare name "Georgia" that should be disambiguated.

The redirect State of Georgia has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 May 9 § State of Georgia until a consensus is reached. Estar8806 (talk) 23:56, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect City (Georgia) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 July 5 § City (Georgia) until a consensus is reached. Mdewman6 (talk) 19:07, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Someone is again requesting that Georgia (Country) be moved to Georgia. Given that it would impact this page, I think it's worth mentioning here. See the discussion here. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 04:45, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:State of Georgia (disambiguation) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 03:50, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there’s two Georgias. However, the other Georgia is a country, not a state. A state is not a country, meaning there’s only one thing that could be logically referred to as a state. Unless there’s another country with a state system and a Georgia, then it’s an unnecessary disambiguation. If there is, I congratulate Georgia on her successful mitosis. However, in case some people say this is too ambiguous, in the interest of maximum clarity so nobody gets confused, I think the name “Georgia, the Fourth Constitutional State of the United States of America (not the country)” would suffice as an alternative. StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 15:51, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The term "state" also often refers to a country, i.e. state (polity) and sovereign state. Thus, "Georgia (state)" is still ambiguous. Loytra (talk) 10:13, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]