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'''Atlanta''' is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily within Fulton County (for which it serves as county seat), with about 10% of the city lying within neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States.{{Infobox settlement

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</imagemap></div>|imagesize=305px|image_caption=From top to bottom, left to right: [[Downtown Atlanta]] skyline seen from [[Old Fourth Ward]], the [[National Center for Civil and Human Rights|Center for Civil and Human Rights]], [[World of Coca-Cola]], [[CNN Center]], [[Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Georgia)|Ebenezer Baptist Church]] at the [[Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park]], the [[Georgia State Capitol]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], [[Midtown Atlanta]] skyline from [[Piedmont Park]], [[Krog Street Tunnel]], and [[Swan House (Atlanta)|Swan House]] at the [[Atlanta History Center]]|image_flag=Flag of Atlanta.svg|image_seal=Seal of Atlanta.png|image_map={{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=200|frame-align=right|zoom=4|type=point|title=Atlanta|marker=city|type2=shape|stroke-width2=2|stroke-color2=#808080|text=Interactive map of Atlanta.}}|map_caption=Interactive map of Atlanta

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