Flag of Georgia

What the flag looks like

Three horizontal stripes of red, white and red, with a blue canton spanning the top two stripes that holds a ring of 13 white stars around the gold state arms and the words IN GOD WE TRUST.

What it means

The arch of the arms stands for the constitution and its three pillars for wisdom, justice and moderation; the 13 stars show that Georgia was one of the original colonies.

How to remember it

Georgia is red-white-red with a blue corner in which 13 stars circle a gold arch on three pillars.

Fun facts

• The 2003 flag replaced a 2001 design, which had in turn replaced the 1956 flag dominated by the Confederate battle emblem.
• Voters endorsed the current flag in a 2004 referendum.

Georgia at a glance

Nickname

The Peach State

Statehood

1788

Capital

Atlanta

Region

South Atlantic

Population

11 million

Area

153,910 km²

Flag adopted

2003