Georgia, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Tbilisi, capital city of Georgia
Georgia is a South-Caucasus nation developing Black Sea logistics corridors, competitive wine and nut exports, and a dynamic digital-nomad visa regime.
Georgia in one word would be “Khachapuri,” meaning cheese bread.
Georgia Flag
Georgia armorial
Georgia is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Georgia administrative divisions
9 regions (mkharebi) 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki respublika)
regions
:- Guria,
- Imereti,
- Kakheti,
- Kvemo Kartli,
- Mtskheta Mtianeti,
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti,
- Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti,
- Samtskhe-Javakheti,
- Shida Kartli
note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeticity
:- Tbilisi
autonomous republics
:- Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi),
- Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)
note 1 - the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses
note 2 - the United States recognizes the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be part of Georgia
Easy learning about Georgia |
The capital city of Georgia is Tbilisi.
| Georgia is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Georgia are called Georgians |
| Georgia has a population of | 3,807,492 inhabitants within a total area of 69,700 Km2 (43,309 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Georgia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 100 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.20 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Georgia HDI ranks in position nº 57 worldwide HDI of 0.844 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Georgia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 122 countries Georgia passport ranks 43rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Georgia GDP per capita is | $9,571 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Georgia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Georgia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Moderate proficiency has a score of 543 ranks 34th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 42° 00' N, 43° 30' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia. |
| Georgia Climate | temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind |
| Most predominant religion | Orthodox (official), |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Lari (GEL) |
| Internet ccTLD | .ge |
| Georgia calling code | +995 |
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