General information

Official name: Georgia
Georgian name: Sakartvelo


Location and size: Georgia is situated on the border between Europe and Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The area is 69 700 square kilometers. It is bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Capital: Tbilisi, 1.5 million population
Government: Semi- Presidential Government System
Location     

    

                                                                                                                           
• Abkhazia (Sochumi)
• Ajara (Batumi)
• Guria (Ozurgeti)
• Imereti (Kutaisi)
• Kacheti (Telavi)
• Kwemo Kartli (Rustavi)
• Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Mtskheta)
• Racha-Letschchumi-Kwemo Svaneti (Ambrolauri)
• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Zugdidi)
• Samzche-Javakheti (Akhaltsikhe)
• Shida Kartli (Gori)
• Tiflis (Tbilisi)

 

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Georgian
OTHER LANGUAGES
Russian 5.6%; Armenian 5%; Azeri 5.2%, other 1.2%
POPULATION
4.6 million.
NATIONALITY
Georgian,
ETHNIC GROUPS
Georgian - 82.3%; Armenian 5.5%; Azerbaijani - 5.7%; Russians - 2.2%; Others - 1.2%.
RELIGION
Georgian orthodox 81.3%; Russian-Orthodox 5.2%; Muslim - 5.8%; Armenian-Georgian 4.7%, Catholic 1%; Jewish 1%; Other 1%.
ELECTRICITY
220 V, 50 Hz. Connector-European standard.
COUNTRY CODE
GEO
INTERNET CODE
.ge
Time:
GMT: + 4