LOCAL NAME | ”Sakartvelo“/საქართველო |
CAPITAL CITY | Tbilisi |
TIME ZONE | GMT + 4 |
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES | Located between latitudes 41° and 44° N, and longitudes 40° and 47° E |
AREA | 69,700 sq km Land boundaries: 1814 km Black Sea coast line: 315 km Mountain ranges and hills comprise 80% of Georgian territory |
COUNTRY CODE | GEO |
INTERNET TLD | .ge |
CALLING CODE | +995; |
POPULATION | 3.720.4 people |
NATIONALITY | Georgian(s) |
ETHNIC GROUPS | Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (2014 est.) |
LANGUAGES | Georgian (official) |
MAIN RELIGION | Orthodox (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic 2.9%, other 3% (2014 est.) |
BORDER COUNTRIES | Armenia 219 km, Azerbaijan 428 km, Russia 894 km, Turkey 273 km |
ELEVATION EXTREMES | Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m; Highest point: Mountain Shkhara 5,201 m |