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Atlanta
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Atlanta is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Georgia, and the central city of the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the United States. It is the county seat of Fulton County, although a portion of the city extends into DeKalb County. According to the July 2005 census estimate, the city has a population of 470,688 and a metropolitan population of 4,917,717. As of July 1, 2005, Atlanta's combined statistical area is estimated to have a population of 5,249,121.
The region where Atlanta and its suburbs were built was originally Creek and Cherokee Native American territory. The Creek land in the eastern part of the metro area was opened to white settlement in 1823. In 1835, leaders of the Cherokee nation ceded their land to the government in exchange for land out west under the treaty of New Echota, an act that eventually led to the trail of tears.
In 1951, the city received the All-America City award, due to its rapid growth and high standard of living in the southern U.S. Atlanta has a prominent skyline, punctuated with highrises and comprising buildings of modern and postmodern vintage. Its tallest landmark the Bank of America Plaza is the 24th-tallest building in the world at 1,023 feet and the newest skyscraper in America to have been one of the ten tallest buildings on Earth. Atlanta has a humid subtropical climate, according to the Koppen classification, with hot, humid summers and mild winters by the standards of the United States. As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts and one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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