GA

On Wikipedia, GA may refer to Wikipedia:Good articles or the Irish Language Wikipedia.

Ga or GA may refer to:

In geography and demography:

• Gabon, a nation in west central Africa (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code: GA)
• The Gambia, country in Africa, FIPS 10-4 country code
• Georgia (U.S. state) (U. S. postal symbol: GA), a Southern U.S. state
  • Ga., an outdated postal abbreviation for Georgia (U.S. state)
• Ga District, Ghana, a former district of southern Ghana
• Ga-Rankuwa, a town in South Africa
• Ga language, the language spoken by the Ga people
• Ga people, an ethnic group of Ghana
• General American, an accent of the Midwestern USA
• Geographical Association, a UK organisation dedicated to the teaching of geography
• Goa, a state of western India (ISO 3166-2:IN)
• Irish language (ISO 639-1: ga), or Gaeilge, the original language of Ireland

In science and technology:

• Gallium (Ga), the element of atomic number 31
• Gya, Giga-year (Ga), a measure of time (before the present) used in geology and paleontology
• Gauge, an engineering term with various meanings
• General anaesthesia
• General Atomics, an American nuclear physics and defense contractor
• See development stage for General Availability, the final software development stage
• Genetic algorithm, an optimization technique in computer science
• Genetic Alliance, a coalition of more than 600 advocacy organizations
• Geologists' Association, a UK organisation dedicated to the study of geology
• Geoscience Australia, a geoscience agency of the Australian government
• Gestational age, the age of an embryo/fetus
• Gibberellin or Gibberellic Acid, a plant growth hormone
• See ampere for Giga-ampere (GA) or Gigampere, an SI unit of electric current (equals 1,000,000,000 A).
• Gigaannum (Ga), a unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 years.
• Tabun (nerve agent) (NATO designation: GA), the first nerve agent chemical weapon to be discovered
• A globally aggregatable unicast address, an IPv6 address type
• An abbreviation for Spore Galactic Adventures

In transportation:

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

In government:

• Government Arsenal (Philippines), an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of National Defence

In mythology:

• Gaia (mythology), Greek Goddess of the Earth

GA can also refer to:

• Young Patriots (Basque Country) aka Gazte Abertzaleak, the youth organization of Eusko Alkartasuna
• 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
• General of the Army, a five star General
• See Aviva for General Accident, a financial services firm, now part of the Aviva group.
• General assembly (disambiguation), 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.
• General Assistance Governmental aid frequently issued to homeless and mental-health patients, for temporary and long-term assistance
• General authority, a governing body of approximately 100 men in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church)
• Germantown Academy, the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States
• See acronym for Go Ahead, an acronym used in chat programs
• Go-Ahead Group a rail and bus operating company.
• Go Ahead Eagles, a football club from Deventer, Netherlands
• Google Analytics, a free service offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website
• Greening Australia, an Australian conservation organization
• Grey's Anatomy, a comedy / medical drama television series running since 2005
• Girls Aloud, an English girl group formed in 2002
• Graduate assistant a position who serves in a support role (assistantship) at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education
• Gridiron Australia, national sporting body for American Football in Australia
• Giorgio Armani, an Italian fashion designer
• Ga-rei, ongoing supernatural action manga
• GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class, an ongoing 2004 manga series by Satoko Kiyuduki
• Ghost Adventures, a science paranormal investigating series by Travel Channel

See also

• Ga-ga or Gaga ball, a form of dodgeball that is thought to have originated in Israel
• Gaga, a type of Caribbean music, especially known in Haiti