Georgia

Basic facts about Georgia

Country name: Georgia
Capital: Tbilisi (official)Kutaisi (legislative)
Country code: 269
Continent: Middle East
Currency name: Georgian lari
Independence: 1991-04-09 00:00:00
Independent from: 9 April 1991 from the Soviet Union; notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III
Total area (km2): 69,700
Land area (km2): 69,700
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 4,555,911
Population note: 4,555,911 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Georgian
All languages: Georgian (official) 71%, Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
Time zone: GET (UTC+4) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+4)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +995
Domain: .ge