Facts and Figures

Language – The official language is Georgian, the only language in the Ibera Caucasian family written in ancient script, with its own unique alphabet. Russian, Armenian, Azeri, Ossetian and Abkhazian are also spoken.

Area – 69,700 sq km (26,911 sq miles).

Time Zone – GMT + 4.

Population – 4,469,200 (2011 estimate)

Capital – Tbilisi (pop. – 1,152,500 (2010))

Government – Republic. Gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Religion – Christian majority, mainly Georgian Orthodox church. Also Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish and other Christian denomination minorities.

Telephone – Country Code: +995

Electricity – 220 volts AC, 50 Hz. European-type, two-pin plugs are used.