Situated mostly in Fulton County but also stretching into DeKalb County in the northwestern part of the state, Atlanta is the capital city of the state of Georgia. Atlanta is also Georgia's biggest city, covering an area of 134 square miles and having an estimated population of 486,000 people, with over 5.7 million in the surrounding metropolitan area.

This city was founded in the 1830s and originally called 'Terminus' due to its situation on the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The name of the city was changed to Marthasville in 1843 and then Atlanta in 1847. The city of Atlanta is the 38th most populous in the United States and is the major commercial and cultural hub of Georgia. It is well-known for having lots of green spaces, earning the nickname 'City in a Forest', as well as being home to the busiest airport in the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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