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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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               NUVEEN GEORGIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND 2
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

          MASSACHUSETTS                                    TO BE APPLIED FOR
     (State of Incorporation                                (I.R.S. Employer
         or Organization)                                  Identification No.)

                              333 West Wacker Drive
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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         If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]

         If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]

          Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
     relates: 333-92282.

          Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

   Title Of Each Class                         Name Of Each Exchange On Which
   To Be So Registered                         Each Class Is To Be Registered
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   Share of beneficial interest                 American Stock Exchange, Inc.
   $0.01 par value per share

          Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      NONE
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                                (Title of Class)

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Item 1.   Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

     The shares (the "Shares") to be registered hereunder are shares of
beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share of Nuveen Georgia Dividend
Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (the "Registrant"). A description of the Shares is
contained under the heading "Description of Shares" in the prospectus included
in the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-2 and under the heading
"Description of Shares" in the statement of additional information included
therein, each filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on July 12, 2002 (Registration Nos.
333-92282 and 811-21152, respectively), which description is incorporated herein
by reference.

Item 2.   Exhibits.

     Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no exhibits are filed herewith
or incorporated herein by reference.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Dated: August 12, 2002



                                            NUVEEN GEORGIA DIVIDEND
                                            ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND 2


                                            By: /s/  Gifford R. Zimmerman
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                                                     Gifford R. Zimmerman
                                                     Vice President and
                                                     Secretary

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