Georgia
Currency code:
Currency name:
Georgian lari
Country name:
Georgia
Capital:
Tbilisi (official)Kutaisi (legislative)
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
April 9, 1991
Independent from:
9 April 1991 from the Soviet Union; notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III
Total area:
69,700
Land area:
69,700
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)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+995
Domain:
.ge