Georgia

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Capital

Tbilisi

Population

3,929,581

Area

69,700 km2

Climate

Mediterranean

Government

Semi-presidential republic

Currency

Georgian lari

Languages

Georgian 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%

Sells

cars, copper ore, electricity, garments

Sells to

Azerbaijan 13%, Turkey 11%, Armenia 11%

Land borders

4: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+995

Founded

1991

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Georgianofficial

87.6%

Azeri

6.2%

Armenian

3.9%

Russian

1.2%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
grapes
potatoes
maize
wheat
tangerines/mandarins

Largest cities

Tbilisi capital	1,049,498
Batumi	186,949
Kutaisi	135,201
Rustavi	128,249
Sokhumi	65,439

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)2001–2021 Iraq War2003–2011 Russo-Georgian War2008 Second Chechen War1999–2009 War in Abkhazia1992–1993 War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)2015–2021 Georgia War1991–1992

Form of government

Semi-presidential republic.

unitary state parliamentary republic2013–now presidential system1995–2004 semi-presidential system2004–2013

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Georgian lari

Belief

Christianity Eastern Orthodoxy Georgian Orthodox Church

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe potential enlargement of the European Union United Nations International Civil Defence Organisation European Convention on Human Rights International Development Association World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Commonwealth of Independent States International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO European Civil Aviation Conference World Health Organization Interpol Council of Europe Treaty on Open Skies

Climate and geography

warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast

Climate zone

Mediterranean

Highest point

Shkhara

Landmarks and landscapes

Gergeti Trinity Church Uplistsikhe Caucasus Mountains

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (4)

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Turkey

In charge right now

Irakli Kobakhidze Head of government

Mikheil Kavelashvili Head of state

Figures from its history

David IV King of Georgia's golden age David IV, also known as David IV the Builder, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125.

Eduard Shevardnadze Soviet foreign minister, then president Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia for several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until his resignation in 2003 and also served as the final Soviet minister of foreign affairs from 1985 to...

Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, born in Gori Joseph Stalin was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who ruled the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and the nation's Premier from...