|EXHIBIT 12                                                                                                  
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|GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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|(Unaudited)                                                                                                 
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|Fixed charges:                                                                                              
|Total interest expense                                                                                      
|One-third of rent expense                                                                                   
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                         
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|Add:                                                                                                        
|Income (loss) before income taxes and accounting change                                                     
|Interest capitalized                                                                                        
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|Earnings for fixed charges                                                                                  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                          
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|(a)