Georgia

Official name (in Georgian)

საქართველო

Official name (in Georgian, Romanized)

Sakartvelo

Name etymology

the Western name probably derives from the name of the local people, the Gurz, whose name origin is uncertain; the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli

DesignMeaningHistory

1. The State Flag of Georgia is a rectangular white cloth, in the central part of which is depicted a large red rectangular cross connected to all four sides of the flag. In the quadrangles separated by the vertical-horizontal arms of the cross are depicted four Bolnur-Katskhuri crosses of the same colour.

Unofficial translation by Worldometer

EnglishGeorgian

Title (in Georgian)

თავისუფლება

Title (in Georgian, Romanized)

Tavisupleba

Title (in English, translated)

Liberty

Lyrics

GeorgianRomanizedEnglish

ჩემი ხატია სამშობლო, სახატე მთელი ქვეყანა, განათებული მთა-ბარი, წილნაყარია ღმერთთანა. თავისუფლება დღეს ჩვენი მომავალს უმღერს დიდებას, ცისკრის ვარსკვლავი ამოდის ამოდის და ორ ზღვას შუა ბრწყინდება, და დიდება თავისუფლებას, თავისუფლებას დიდება.

Land area

69,700 km²

Water area

0.00 km²

Russia

894 km

Azerbaijan

428 km

Turkey (Türkiye)

273 km

Armenia

219 km

Avg. temperature

8.1 °C

Avg. daily range

3.7 to 12.7 °C

Annual precipitation

1,286 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

°C°F

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	0.9	−3.2	−6.8	90
February	2.1	−2.1	−6	80
March	6	2	−2.2	113
April	11.5	6.9	2.2	122
May	16.6	12	7.1	138
June	20.9	16.2	11.4	129
July	23.7	19	14.2	113
August	24.2	19.1	14.2	103
September	20.1	14.9	10	102
October	14.7	9.7	5.2	111
November	7.8	3.1	−1	95
December	2.8	−1.5	−5.1	91

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

304,000 hectares (4.4%)

Permanent crops

127,900 hectares (1.8%)

Permanent meadows & pastures

1,940,000 hectares (27.9%)

Forest

3,100,500 hectares (44.6%)

Other land

1,476,600 hectares (21.2%)

Birth rate

10.9 per 1,000 population

Death rate

11.8 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

+0.3 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	0.8%	2.4%
70-79	2.7%	4.8%
60-69	4.8%	6.9%
50-59	5.3%	6.5%
40-49	6.5%	7.1%
30-39	6.9%	7.1%
20-29	5.8%	5.5%
10-19	7.3%	6.9%
0-9	6.5%	6.1%

Share aged 65 and over

16.4%

Share aged under 18

24.4%

Total dependency ratio

58

Youth dependency ratio

32

Elderly dependency ratio

26

Sex ratio

0.87 male / female

Other includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek.

Other includes Roman Catholic Christian, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant Christian, Jewish.Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the official religion.

The President is elected for five years by an Electoral College, without debate and by open ballot, and may serve only twice; the Constitution declares Georgia "a democratic republic" (Arts. 3, 50).

Parliament invests a Government proposed by the leading party's nominee for Prime Minister; the Government is responsible to Parliament, which can replace it by constructive no-confidence, and failed investiture forces dissolution (Arts. 54, 56, 57).

1. ThuJan 1New Year's Day
2. FriJan 2New Year's Day
3. WedJan 7Christmas Day
4. MonJan 19Epiphany
5. TueMar 3Mother's Day
6. SunMar 8International Women's Day
7. ThuApr 9National Unity Day
8. FriApr 10Good Friday
9. SatApr 11Holy Saturday
10. SunApr 12Easter Sunday
11. MonApr 13Easter Monday
12. SatMay 9Day of Victory over Fascism
13. TueMay 12Saint Andrew's Day
14. SunMay 17Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents
15. TueMay 26Independence Day
16. FriAug 28Dormition of the Mother of God
17. WedOct 14Holiday of Svetitskhovloba, Robe of Jesus
18. MonNov 23Saint George's Day

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

World average 42

highly corruptvery clean

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Confidence interval

Corruption index score by year

Year	Score	Lower bound	Upper bound
2012	52	42	62
2013	49	38	60
2014	52	41	63
2015	52	41	63
2016	57	51	63
2017	56	51	61
2018	58	52	64
2019	56	49.7	62.3
2020	56	50.8	61.2
2021	55	50.3	59.7
2022	56	51	61
2023	53	46.4	59.6
2024	53	46.3	59.7
2025	50	42.9	57.1

GDP per capita (nominal)

$11,234 (89th in the world)

The shape of the economy

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GDP by end use

Households

+70.7%

Government

+13.8%

Investment

+21.3%

Exports

+47.4%

Imports

−53.2%

Current account

3.5% of GDP, $1.5 billion deficit

Projected GDP growth

+4.2% a year over the next 10 years

By specializationBy volume

ProductSpecialization index

1. 1Hazelnuts (in shell)185.8×
2. 2Grapes21.8×
3. 3Plums and sloes11.2×
4. 4Peaches and nectarines7.1×
5. 5Tangerines and mandarins (including clementines)5×
6. 6Apples4×
7. 7Raw milk of cattle3.8×
8. 8Potatoes2.9×
9. 9Hen eggs in shell (fresh)2.4×
10. 10Meat of cattle with the bone (fresh or chilled)2×

Median

GEL 800 per month($304)

Men

GEL 992 per month($378)

Women

GEL 751 per month($286)

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Human Development Index by year

Year	Georgia	World
2000	0.705	0.651
2001	0.712	0.657
2002	0.719	0.662
2003	0.733	0.669
2004	0.737	0.675
2005	0.744	0.681
2006	0.750	0.688
2007	0.760	0.694
2008	0.757	0.698
2009	0.760	0.701
2010	0.770	0.707
2011	0.780	0.713
2012	0.789	0.717
2013	0.796	0.721
2014	0.802	0.726
2015	0.807	0.731
2016	0.809	0.735
2017	0.816	0.739
2018	0.824	0.741
2019	0.830	0.745
2020	0.822	0.742
2021	0.819	0.742
2022	0.838	0.752
2023	0.844	0.756

Expected for a child today

16.8 years

Share of government spending

12.2%

Households with Internet access

91.5%

Fixed telephone lines

258,038

Fixed broadband

30.4 subscriptions per 100 people

Counts subscriptions, not people.

Debit-card ownership

42%

Account at a bank or mobile-money provider

70%

Mobile-money account

8%

Made or received a digital payment

62%

Asylum seekers

613

Stateless persons

481

Internally displaced persons

354,000301,000 due to conflicts, 53,000 due to disasters

Refugees from Georgia abroad

16,736

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2024

Per resident

1.3 arrivals per resident

Same-day visitors

1.4 million arrivals

Visitor spending in the country

$4.9 billion

Spending per arrival

$959

Domestic trips

8.8 million overnight trips by residents

Residents' trips abroad

1.5 million overnight trips

Residents' spending abroad

$1 billion

Hotel beds

97,834(2022)

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

Site	Type
Gelati Monastery	Cultural
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Cultural
Upper Svaneti	Cultural
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands	Natural

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

9,702

Men

58.7%

Women

7.8%

World median

3.1%

CO₂ per capita

3.5 t per person

World Rank88thof 207

Share of global CO₂

0.03%

Methane (CH₄)

4.25 Mt CO₂-eq

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

1.41 Mt CO₂-eq

Fluorinated gases

0.47 Mt CO₂-eq

All greenhouse gases

19.6 Mt CO₂-eq

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

National standard

20 µg/m³

Treaty	Standing	Joined
Climate
Paris Agreement	in force	2017
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	in force	1994
Kyoto Protocol	in force	2005
Ozone layer
Montreal Protocol	in force	1996
Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer)	in force	1996
Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity	in force	1994
CITES	in force	1996
Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn)	in force	2000
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	in force	2009
Nagoya Protocol	not a party
Land and heritage
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	in force	1997
World Heritage Convention	in force	1992
UN Convention to Combat Desertification	in force	1999
Chemicals and waste
Basel Convention	in force	1999
Rotterdam Convention (PIC)	in force	2007
Stockholm Convention (POPs)	in force	2007
Minamata Convention on Mercury	in force	2023
Oceans
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea	in force	1996
High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)	not a party
MARPOL 73/78	in force	1995

Per person

16,689 m³ per year

Dependency ratio

8% originates outside the country

Annual water withdrawal

1.3 billion m³ per year

Withdrawn for agriculture

34%

Water stress

4% of available freshwater withdrawn

Men

34.2%

Women

36.1%

Per capita

67.7 GJ per person

Share of world total

0.04%

Supply

Deficitproduces 17% of what it consumes, 2024

OverviewBy source

Generation

14 TWh per year

Consumption

13 TWh per year

Imports

2.3 TWh per year

Exports

2.1 TWh per year

Net

−0.2 TWh per year

Conscript service obligation is up to 11 months depending on the assigned ministry, job specialty, and if the service is carried out in a combat unit.Conscripts serve in the Defense Forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the Ministry of Corrections.