Georgia

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Georgia: Urban-rural

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Georgia: Facts & Stats

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As Georgia slides into authoritarianism, protesters vow to keep fighting Russian pivot • Feb. 15, 2025, 6:24 AM ET (CNN)

Georgia and Romania qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup • Feb. 8, 2025, 10:16 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm • Feb. 4, 2025, 12:11 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	Sakartvelo • Sakartvelos Respublika
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Irakli Kobakhidze
Capital	Tbilisi¹
Population	(2025 est.) 3,633,000³
Head Of State	President: Salome Zurabishvili
Form Of Government	unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament [150])
Official Language	Georgian
Official Religion	none²
Official Name	Sakartvelo (Georgia)
Total Area (Sq Km)	69,700⁴
Total Area (Sq Mi)	26,911⁴
Monetary Unit	Georgian lari (GEL)
Population Rank	(2023) 131
Population Projection 2030	3,570,000³
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2025) 135³
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2025) 52.1³
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2023) 60.4% • Rural: (2023) 39.6%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2022) 69.4 years • Female: (2022) 78.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2019) 100% • Female: (2019) 99%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2023) 25,120³
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2023) 6,680
¹Officially T’bilisi.²Special recognition is given to the Georgian Orthodox Church.³Excludes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.⁴Area of Georgia excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia is 22,244 sq miles (57,612 sq km).

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Mikheil Saakashvili

president of Georgia

Shevardnadze, Eduard

Eduard Shevardnadze

Soviet foreign minister and president of Georgia

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Caucasus Mountains

Caucasus

region and mountains, Eurasia

Abkhazia

Abkhazia

autonomous republic, Georgia

Ajaria

Ajaria

autonomous republic, Georgia

Tbilisi

Tbilisi

national capital, Georgia

Gori

Gori

Georgia

Cathedral of Kutaisi

Kutaisi

Georgia

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Batumi

Georgia

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Tskhinvali

Georgia

Mtskheta: Cathedral of Sveti-Tskhoveli

Mtskheta

town, Georgia

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Sokhumi

Georgia

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Chiatura

Georgia

Poti

Poti

Georgia

Rustavi

Georgia

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1922–91

Soviet Union

historical state, Eurasia

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