Georgia
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Capital
Tbilisi
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Local time
22:34
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Population
3.72 m
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Driving side
Right
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Calling code
+995
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Currency
ლ GEL (lari)
Georgia
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Capital
Tbilisi
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Local time
22:34
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Population
3.72 m
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Driving side
Right
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Calling code
+995
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Currency
ლ GEL (lari)
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Average Salary
$ 299
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Petrol price
€ 1.24 pl
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Precipitation
1 026mm /year
Geography & travel
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Country Area
69 700 km2
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Protected Area
8%
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Forest Area
41%
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Agricultural area
36%
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Railways
1491km
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Annual air passengers
220 448
Population
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Ethnicity
Georgian - 83 %
Azeri - 6 %
Armenian - 5 %
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Religion
Orthodox - 84 %
Islam - 10 %
Islam - 10 %
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Literacy rates
99.6%
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Languages
Georgian - 71 %
Russian - 9 %
Armenian - 7 %
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Armed Forces
26 050
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Alcohol consumption
6.7 l/person
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Smoking
57.7%
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Diabetes
6.4%
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Malaria
0%
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Tuberculosis
99 per 100k
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HIV
0.5%
Economy
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Industries
steel, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining, copper, chemicals, wood products, wine
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Agriculture
citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables, livestock
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Natural Resources
timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil, tea and citrus growth
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Energy Import
68%
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Natural Resources
timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil, tea and citrus growth
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Renewable Energy
31%
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CO2 Emissions
8 988kt
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Ease of Business
9 (Best=1, Worst=200)
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ATMs per 100k people
70
What not to do when visiting Georgia
Georgia Don't forget to shake hands when meeting someone for the first time, say ”gamarjoba” (hello). Friends may do a kiss on the cheek.
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Georgia Don’t necessarily toast with beer - it’s used to toast the enemy, so better don’t.
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Georgia Don’t forget Georgia has eight venomous snake species - better stay away from all snakes.
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Did you know?
There is no known etymological connection between the origins of the names for Georgia the country and Georgia the U.S state.
Georgia Don’t give even numbers of flowers - it's used for funerals. Better to give an odd number of flowers.
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