Info about Georgia

Georgia is bordered by the Black Sea in the west, by Turkey and Armenia in the south, by Azerbaijan in the east, and Russia in the north. The republic also includes the Abkhazia and Ajara autonomous republics and South Ossetia.

Capital
Tbilisi - 1 064 000 people
all city from Georgia

Country lead by
President: Mikhail Saakashvili (2004)
Prime Minister: Zurab Nogaideli (2005)
Minister of State: Avtandil Jorbenadze (2001)

Population
4,661,473 (growth rate: –0.3%); birth rate: 10.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 18.0/1000; life expectancy: 76.1; density per sq mi: 173

Land Area
26,911 sq mi (69,700 sq km)

Monetary unit
Lari

Language
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azerbaijani 6%, other 7% (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)

Ethnicity
Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% (2002)

Religion
Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% (2002)

Transportation
Railways: total: 1,612 km (2004). Highways: total: 20,229 km; paved: 18,914 km; unpaved: 1,315 km (2002). Ports and harbors: Bat'umi, P'ot'i. Airports: 30 (2004 est.).

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