 Georgia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
42 00 N, 43 30 E |
| Area |
total: 69,700 sq km land: 69,700 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast |
| Terrain |
largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; good soils in river valley flood plains, foothills of Kolkhida Lowland |
| Population |
4,646,003 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia |
| Imports |
fuels, machinery and parts, transport equipment, grain and other foods, pharmaceuticals |
| Exports |
scrap metal, machinery, chemicals; fuel reexports; citrus fruits, tea, wine |
| Hazards |
earthquakes |
| Resources |
forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth |
| Geography |
strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them |
| Nationality |
noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian |
| Capital |
name: T'bilisi geographic coordinates: 41 43 N, 44 49 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.ge |
| Internet Users |
175,600 (2005) |
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