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Atlanta (pronounced /ətˈlæntə/ or /ætˈlæntə/) is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States.^[3][4][5][6]
With a 2008 estimated population of 537,958,^[7] Atlanta is the thirty-third largest city in the United States, and the 28-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area is the eighth largest such region in the United States, and the largest in the Southeastern U.S. with more than 5,376,285 residents.^[8][9] The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area, home to 5,729,304 people, is the tenth largest in the country.^[10][11]
Considered a top business city and transportation hub,^[12][13] Atlanta is the world headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T Mobility, and Delta Air Lines. The surrounding area contains additional corporate headquarters, including Home Depot and UPS. Atlanta has the country/'s third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies along with Chicago inside city boundaries, and more than 75 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area.^[14][15] Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is located seven miles south of downtown Atlanta, is the world/'s busiest airport and the only major airport to serve the city.^[16][17]
Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County and the fifth location for the seat of government of the state of Georgia. A small portion of the city of Atlanta corporate limits extends into DeKalb County. Residents of the city are known as Atlantans.^[18]