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) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+995 |
Domain: |
.ge |