Georgia |
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Georgia proper shown in dark green; areas outside of Georgian control shown in pattern
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Capital |
Tbilisi Kutaisi (legislative) 41°43′N 44°47′E / 41.717°N 44.783°E |
Largest city | Tbilisi |
Official languages | Georgian |
Ethnic groups (2014) |
Georgians – 86.8% Azerbaijanis – 6.2% Armenians – 4.5% Others – 2.8% |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Demonym | Georgian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
Giorgi Margvelashvili | |
Irakli Kobakhidze | |
Giorgi Kvirikashvili | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Independence | |
26 May 1918 | |
25 February 1921 | |
• from the Soviet Union
Declared
Finalized |
9 April 1991 25 December 1991 |
24 August 1995 | |
Area | |
• Total
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69,700 km2 (26,900 sq mi) (120th) |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate
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3,720,400 (131st) |
• 2014 census
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3,713,804 |
• Density
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53.5/km2 (138.6/sq mi) (137th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$37.38 billion (115th) |
• Per capita
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$10,100 (107th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$14.46 billion (114th) |
• Per capita
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$3,908 (110th) |
Gini (2014) |
40.9 medium |
HDI (2016) |
0.769 high · 70th |
Currency | Georgian lari (₾) (GEL) |
Time zone | GET (UTC+4) |
Drives on the | right |
Calling code | +995 |
ISO 3166 code | GE |
Internet TLD | .ge .გე |
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Coordinates: 42°00′N 43°30′E / 42.000°N 43.500°E
Georgia (/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 2016 population is about 3.72 million. Georgia is a unitary, semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy.