About Georgia

Location
Bleak see region, Southeast Europe, South Caucasus

Geographic position in extreme co-ordinates
North: 44oN / South: 41oN / East: 47oE / West: 40oE

Borders (land)
Russian Federation 723, Azerbaijan 322, Armenia 164, Turkey 252 (in total 1461 km)

Borders (coastline)
Black Sea 310 km

Climate
Continental inland, subtropical in the coastal region

Natural resources
Forests, hydropower, manganese, iron, gold, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; Coastal climate and soils allow for tea and citrus growth.

Key industries
Manganese and copper mining, metals, machinery, chemicals, hydropower, citrus fruits, tea, nuts and honey.

Area
69.700 km2

Form of Government
Presidential Republic

Head of State
President - elected for a term of 5 years

Population
4.4 million (56% residential, 44% rural)

Capital
Tbilisi, population - 1.253.000

Principal towns
Kutaisi - (241.100), Rustavi - (158.000), Batumi - (137.100), Zugdidi - (105.000 including IDP from Abkhazia), Chiatura - (70.000), Gori - (70.000), Poti - (50.900)

Administrative-territorial devision
9 disctricts (Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli) and 2 autonomous republics (Ajara, Abkhazia)

National currency
Georgian Lari

State Language
Georgian, on the territory of Abkhazia - Georgian and Abkhazian

Religion
Main religion is Christian Orthodoxy, other confessional groups include Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Armenian Gregorians, Catholics, Baptists, Jews