Georgia |
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Motto: ძალა ერთობაშია Dzala ertobashia ("Strength is in Unity") |
Anthem: თავისუფლება Tavisupleba ("Freedom") |
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Capital and largest city | Tbilisi 41°43′N44°47′E / 41.717°N 44.783°E / 41.717; 44.783 |
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Official languages | Georgian(nationwide) Abkhazian(Abkhazian AR)[1][2] |
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Ethnic groups | 86.8% Georgians 6.2% Azerbaijanis 4.5% Armenians 0.7% Russians 2.1% Others |
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Religion (2014) | 88.1% Christianity —83.4% Georgian Orthodoxy —5.7% Other Christian 10.7% Islam 1.2% Others / None[3] |
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Demonym(s) | Georgian |
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Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| Salome Zurabishvili |
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| Irakli Garibashvili |
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| Kakha Kuchava |
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Legislature | Parliament |
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| 13th c. BC – 580 AD |
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| 786–1008 |
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| 1008 |
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| 1463–1810 |
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| 12 September 1801 |
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| 26 May 1918 |
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| 25 February 1921 |
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• Independence fromthe Soviet UnionDeclared Finalized |
9 April 1991 25 December 1991 |
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| 24 August 1995 |
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• Total | 69,700 km2 (26,900 sq mi) (119th) |
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• 2021 estimate | 3,728,573 [a][4] 4,012,104 [b] (128st) |
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• 2014 census | 3,713,804 [a][5] |
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• Density | 57.6/km2 (149.2/sq mi) (137th) |
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GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $46.05 billion[a][6] (112th) |
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• Per capita | $12,409[a][6] (101st) |
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GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $17.83 billion[6] (118st) |
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• Per capita | $4,285[a][7] (107th) |
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Gini (2019) | 35.9[8] medium |
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HDI (2020) | 0.812[9] very high · 61st |
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Currency | Georgian lari (₾) (GEL) |
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Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgia Time GET) |
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Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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Driving side | right |
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Calling code | +995 |
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ISO 3166 code | GE |
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Internet TLD | .ge, .გე |
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