298 miles by 229
It is about 298 miles long and 229 miles wide.
The state and the country
The country of Georgia covers about 26,900 square miles, so the US state is more than twice its size.
How it compares
- 38.5×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Illinois
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Wisconsin
- 8.9%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 220×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 38 millionacres
- 28.8 millionAmerican football fields
- 21.6 millionsoccer pitches
- 45,115×the size of Central Park
- 313,066×the size of Vatican City
- 17.1×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 311×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 7.1%of the area of Greenland
- 216×the size of Anglesey
- 269×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Georgia?
59,425 square miles (153,910 km²), 57,513 of them land.
Is Georgia bigger than South Carolina?
Yes. It is about 1.9 times the size of South Carolina.
Where does Georgia rank by size?
24th of the 50 states by total area, and 21st by land area.
How long is Georgia?
About 298 miles (480 km) long and 229 miles (369 km) wide.
How big is Georgia compared to Texas?
About 22% of the size of Texas.
Is the state of Georgia bigger than the country of Georgia?
Yes, more than twice the size. The country covers about 26,900 square miles.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 59,425 square miles in all, 57,513 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.