Making up more than 4,045 sq mi (10,480 square kilometers) in total area, the MSA would be larger than Delaware if it were a U.S. state.

Located within the Bible Belt, Christians became the largest religious group during British colonization of the Americas and the establishment of the Province of Georgia.

Before European exploration and colonization of the Americas, Native American religions were predominant in the present-day metropolitan area.

[6] Prominent non-mainstream Christian denominations were the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Jehovah's Witnesses.

[6] The largest metropolitan industries are medicine, biotechnology, cyber security, manufacturing, and education.