Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, is also the states largest city with a city population of 420,000 and a "downtown area" population of 4.7 million people. Making the greater "Downtown" Atlanta area. Atlanta has the 9th largest downtown population in the United States. This downtown area which extends out as far as 60 miles away to include cities and neighborhoods that consider themselves under the Atlanta banner. Atlanta is also a major southeast industrial and commercial hub. Within this downtown area are hundreds of local resteraunts and is also the host to one of this Countries busiest airports, The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The city is also headquarters to industrial and media giants CNN, Coca-Cola and BellSouth.

There are several great historical colleges and universities located in Atlanta such as Emory University(downtown), Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University.

Atlanta is also home to many popular parks and attractions such as the CNN Studio which was established in 1980 by Ted Turner, the Centennial Olympic Park which is a monument to the 1996 Olympic Games and The King Center, an inspirational site honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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