Nickname: The Peach State Population: 7,353,000 (10th) Area: 59,441 sq miles (24th) Birthplace: Coca-Cola & Martin Luther King Jr. Tourism: 800.464.9244 Road Conditions: 800.847.4842 A & B say: We drove through seven miles of northwest Georgia on I-59 (just long enough to capture the "Welcome to Georgia" road sign). We will be visiting Georgia in depth on our journey down the eastern seaboard.