GA

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On Wikipedia, GA may refer to Wikipedia:Good articles.

Ga or GA may refer to:

In geography and demography:

• Gabon (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code: GA), a nation in west central Africa
• Georgia (U.S. state) (U. S. postal symbol: GA), a Southern U.S. state
• Ga people, an ethnic group of Ghana
  • Ga language, the language spoken by the Ga people
• Ga District, Ghana, a former district of southern Ghana
• Irish language (ISO 639-1: ga), or Gaeilge, the original language of Ireland
• General American, the Midwestern "neutral" variety of American English
• Geographical Association, a UK organisation dedicated to the teaching of geography

In science and technology:

• Gallium, the element of atomic number 31
• Genetic algorithm, an optimization technique in computer science
• Giga-ampere or Gigampere, an SI unit of electric current (worth 10⁹ A)
• Giga-annum, a unit of time equal to one billion (10⁹) years.
• Gauge, an engineering term with various meanings
• Geoscience Australia, a geoscience agency of the Australian government
• General Atomics, an American nuclear physics and defense contractor
• Gibberellic Acid, a plant growth hormone
• Tabun (nerve agent) (NATO designation: GA), the first nerve agent chemical weapon to be discovered
• General Availability (to customer/public), the final software development stage

In transportation:

• General aviation, the category of civil aviation encompassing all non-scheduled aircraft flights
• Garuda Indonesia (IATA designator: GA), the national airline of Indonesia
• Georgia Railroad and Banking Company (AAR mark: GA), a railroad in (American) Georgia that has since merged with CSX.

GA can also refer to:

• General assembly, an official session of the members of a union, church, association, or similar organization
  • United Nations General Assembly, the main deliberative organ of the United Nations
  • Presbyterian General Assembly, the chief governing body of the Presbyterian Church
• G. A. Kulkarni (1923-1987), an Indian author
• Galaxy Angel, a 2001 animated television series with an associated game and manga
• Gamblers Anonymous, a support group for recovering gamblers
• Germantown Academy, the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States
• General Assistance Governmental aid frequently issued to homeless and mental-health patients, for temporary and long-term assistance.
• General authority, a ruling body of approximately 100 men in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church)
• Girls Aloud, a British pop group created from the talent show Popstars: The Rivals
• Google Analytics, a free service offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website.
• Grey's Anatomy, a medical drama/comedy television series running since 2005.