Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia, in the United States of America.

Located in the Northern part of the state, Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County and also occupies portions of De Kalb County.

Atlanta is located on the Piedmont Plateau, a rolling upland region on the Eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains. The city’s high mean elevation — 323 m (1,059 ft) above sea level — distinguishes Atlanta from most other Southern cities and gives it a more temperate climate than urban areas located further South.

The city itself is relatively small in land area at 340.8 sq km (131.6 sq mi), but the metropolitan region is one of the largest in the SouthEastern United States, encompassing 15,867 sq km (6,126 sq mi), occupying 20 counties, and containing a number of smaller established municipalities such as Decatur, Marietta, Douglasville, and Roswell.