Georgia (country)
For the US State, please see Georgia (U.S. State)
| Georgia[1] საქართველო
Sakartvelo |
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| Motto: Dzala ertobashia (ძალა ერთობაშია) (English: "Strength is in Unity") |
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| Anthem: Tavisupleba (თავისუფლება) (English: "Freedom") |
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| Capital and largest city |
Tbilisi 41°43′N 44°47′E / 41.717°N 44.783°E |
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| Official languages | Georgian[2] | |||||
| Other languages |
71% Georgian
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| Ethnic groups (2002) | 83.8% Georgian, 6.5% Azeri, 5.7% Armenian, 1.5% Russian, 2.5% others[3] |
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| Demonym | Georgian | |||||
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Giorgi Margvelashvili | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili | ||||
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| - | Independence from Russian Empire | May 26, 1918 | ||||
| - | Independence from the Soviet Union Declared Finalized |
April 9, 1991 December 25, 1991 |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | 69,700 km2 (120th) 26,911 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 4,636,400[4] (121st) | ||||
| - | Density | 68.1/km2 (144th) 164.2/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $22.443 billion[5] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $5,114[5] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $11.665 billion[5] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,658[5] | ||||
| HDI (2010) |  0.698[6]medium · 74th |
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| Currency | Lari (ლ) (GEL) | |||||
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+4) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | 995 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ge | |||||
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus on the edge of the Black Sea. During 1991-1995 its full name was the Republic of Georgia but since 1995 it is Georgia as written in the Constitution. It used to be part of the Soviet Union, but now it is an independent republic. The capital city is Tbilisi. Its population is almost 5 million.
Geography[change | change source]
Georgia is next to the countries of Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. It also has a coast on the Black Sea. It lies at the edge of Europe and Asia.
Georgia has many mountains. Its highest point is 5,048 m above sea level. The mountains running through Georgia are called the Caucasus Mountains.
Highest mountain in Georgia is Mount Shkhara at 5,068 m. The coastline of Georgia is 310 km long. Georgia has about 25,000 rivers. Largest river is the Mtkvari.
The capital of Georgia is called Tbilisi.
Culture[change | change source]
The population of Georgia is about 5 million. About 1.3 million of these live in Tbilisi. People from Georgia are called Georgians. Most of them speak Georgian as their first language, though some people also speak Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian or other languages.
Georgians have their own unique three alphabets. They were invented by King Pharnavaz I of Iberia.
The most famous person to have come from Georgia is Josef Stalin.
Most Georgians are Christians, but there are some Muslims and Jews as well.
The currency of Georgia is called the lari.
History[change | change source]
The Georgians are an ancient people. Their Capital Tbilisi was founded around AD 400, after the end of the Roman Empire . Western Georgia was part of the Roman empire before then. The Arabs captured it in 635 AD. The culture continued and they flourished through trade. In the 900s Arabs were weaker and the georgians became their own country again. It was the major country in the region until the Mongols invaded in 1223. Georgia was part of the Mongolian empire for a century on and off until 1334, when King Giorgi V took over. In the 1500s the Persians invaded Georgia four times from 1541-1544. In 1555 the Kings of Kartli ruled through the will of the Persian shahs.
In 1783 The treaty of Georgievsk was signed between Catherine the Great of Russia and King Herekle, giving Russia the power to protect Georgia. Then, in 1798 the Persians burned Tbilisi to the ground.
From 1811 to 1918 Georgia was under the Tsar of Russia. Their culture survived intact. From 1918 to 1921 Georgia was independent, and then was part of the Soviet Union.
In 1991 Georgia declared their independence and they have been their own country ever since. There was a rough patch between 1994 and 1995 when the economy was poor, but now Georgia is a country with close ties with the United States. They are currently applying to NATO.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Article 1.3", Constitution of Georgia
- ↑ "Article 8", Constitution of Georgia. In Abkhazia, also Abkhazian.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CIA Factbook Georgia". Cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ "Statistics Georgia". GE: Geostat. http://www.geostat.ge/?action=page&p_id=472&lang=geo. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Georgia". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=915&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=30&pr.y=16. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
Other websites[change | change source]
Major statue of dicator joseph stalin removed for good on june 25 2010!
- Full information about (country) Georgia (English, German, Russian, Georgian)
- Friends of Georgia (Friends of Georgia International Foundation Website, including information on History, Culture, Gastronomy, News, etc.)
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