Monthly Archives: February 2022
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Posted: February 06, 2022Categories: Passports and Visas
Read more »Atlanta has a population of over 6 million people, making it the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, which is the 8th most populous of the 50 states. The city and surrounding area—known as the Atlanta metropolitan area— includes the municipalities of Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Chamblee, Roswell, Alpharetta, Marietta, Duluth, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Decatur, Conyers and others. Atlanta is the commercial capital of the Southeast United States and has the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the country. Atlanta and the state of Georgia have also become a popular destination for investment from overseas; there are even some companies from New Zealand with investments in the area. Likewise, there are Atlanta area companies such as Americold that have multimillion dollar investments in New Zealand. Although the population of New Zealanders in Atlanta is not huge, it is still large enough to form the New Zealand American Association in Atlanta, a social organization for New Zealanders (and locals interested in New Zealand) that celebrate events like Waitangi and ANZAC Day. There is also an honorary consulate in Atlanta that represents the interests of New Zealand in the Southeast United States.
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Posted: February 02, 2022Categories: Passports and Visas
Read more »Atlanta has a population of over 6 million people, making it the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, which is the 8th most populous of the 50 states. The city and surrounding area—known as Metro Atlanta—is also the commercial capital of the Southeast United States. The metro area includes the municipalities of Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Marietta, Duluth, John's Creek, Norcross, Tucker, Decatur, and others. Atlanta is a diverse and international city that in recent years has attracted a growing number of immigrants from South Asia, including newcomers from Bangladesh. Metro Atlanta is now home to nearly 10,000 Bangladeshi people and there are even a handful of Bangladesh restaurants and grocery stores selling halal foods. There are also community organizations such as mosques and temples that uphold the country’s Islamic and Hindu traditions, along with social organizations like the Bangladesh Association of Georgia. Bangladesh is not on the radar for most local Atlantans as a tourist destination, however, the country is a major manufacturer of textiles and exports billions of dollars of garments to the United States each year, so Metro Atlanta businesspeople will find opportunities here.
