Georgia (Country)

Georgia საქართველო Sakartvelo
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  ძალა ერთობაშია Dzala Ertobashia Strength is in Unity
Anthem:  თავისუფლება Tavisupleba Freedom
Georgia proper shown in dark green; areas outside of Georgian control shown in pattern.
Capital	Tbilisi Kutaisi (legislative) 41°43′N 44°47′E / 41.717°N 44.783°E / 41.717; 44.783
Largest city	Tbilisi
Official languages	Georgian
Ethnic groups (2014)	Georgians – 86.8% Azerbaijanis – 6.2% Armenians – 4.5% Others – 2.8%
Demonym	Georgian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Giorgi Margvelashvili
• Speaker of the Parliament	Irakli Kobakhidze
• Prime Minister	Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Legislature	Parliament
Independence
• from the Russian Empire	26 May 1918
• Soviet re-conquest	25 February 1921
• from the Soviet Union Declared Finalized	9 April 1991 25 December 1991
• Current constitution	24 August 1995
Area
• Total	69,700 km2 (26,900 sq mi) (120th)
Population
• 2016 estimate	3,720,400 (131st)
• 2014 census	3,713,804
• Density	53.5/km2 (138.6/sq mi) (137th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$35.6 billion (117th)
• Per capita	$9,500
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$14.372 billion
• Per capita	$3,863
Gini (2014)	40.9 medium
HDI (2015)	0.754 high · 76th
Currency	Georgian lari (₾) (GEL)
Time zone	GET (UTC+4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+995
ISO 3166 code	GE
Internet TLD	.ge .გე
^ Moved in 2013 from a president-parliamentary system to a premier-presidential system. ^ Excluding occupied territories.

Coordinates: 42°00′N 43°30′E / 42.000°N 43.500°E / 42.000; 43.500

Georgia (ⁱ/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/; Georgian: საქართველო, tr. Sakartvelo, IPA: [sɑkʰɑrtʰvɛlɔ]) is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq mi), and its 2015 population is about 3.75 million. Georgia is a unitary, semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy.