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| − | [[Image:Map of Georgia.jpg|right|400px]]
| + | {{Country |
| | + | |name =''საქართველო<br/>Sakartvelo'' |
| | + | |map =Georgia rel99.jpg |
| | + | |flag =Flag of Republic of Georgia.png |
| | + | |arms =Arms of Georgian republic.png |
| | + | |capital =Tbilisi |
| | + | |capital-raw = |
| | + | |government =Semi-presidential republic |
| | + | |government-raw = |
| | + | |language =Georgian |
| | + | |king = |
| | + | |queen = |
| | + | |monarch-raw = |
| | + | |president =Mikheil Saakashvili |
| | + | |president-raw = |
| | + | |chancellor = |
| | + | |chancellor-raw = |
| | + | |pm =Lado Gurgenidze |
| | + | |pm-raw = |
| | + | |area =26,916 sq mi |
| | + | |pop =4,630,841 |
| | + | |pop-basis =2005 |
| | + | |gdp =$20.5 billion |
| | + | |gdp-year =2007 |
| | + | |gdp-pc =$4,700 |
| | + | |currency =Lari |
| | + | |idd = |
| | + | |tld = |
| | + | }} |
| | '''Georgia''' is a country in the [[Caucasus]] just north of eastern [[Turkey]]. It was formerly in the [[Soviet Union]] until given independence in 1991. Georgia's capital is [[Tbilisi]]. The current President of Georgia is the pro-Western Mikhail Shikashvili. | | '''Georgia''' is a country in the [[Caucasus]] just north of eastern [[Turkey]]. It was formerly in the [[Soviet Union]] until given independence in 1991. Georgia's capital is [[Tbilisi]]. The current President of Georgia is the pro-Western Mikhail Shikashvili. |
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| | ==People== | | ==People== |
| − | *Population (July 2007 est.): 4.65 million. | + | *Population (July 2008 est.): 4.63 million. |
| | *Population growth rate (2007 est.): 0.33%. | | *Population growth rate (2007 est.): 0.33%. |
| | *Ethnic groups (2002 census): Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5%. | | *Ethnic groups (2002 census): Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5%. |
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| | [[Category:Former Soviet Countries]] | | [[Category:Former Soviet Countries]] |