Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note - Georgia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both
Climate
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Terrain
largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland
Natural resources
timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth
People & Society
Religions
Eastern Orthodox Christian (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic Christian 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Roman Catholic Christian, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant Christian, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no answer 1.2% (2014 est.)
Government
Government type
semi-presidential republic
Independence
9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 (Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III)
National holiday
Independence Day, 26 May (1918)
Legal system
civil law system
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$91.849 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$25,000 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
9.4% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.1% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
11.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Azerbaijan 13%, Turkey 11%, Armenia 11%, Russia 10%, Kyrgyzstan 8% (2023)
Imports - partners
Turkey 16%, USA 13%, Russia 11%, China 8%, Germany 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
Georgia
Summary
Georgia is a country[1]. Georgia draws 16,800 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #4 of 27).[2]
Georgia's official language is recorded as Georgian[19].
Georgia's official language is recorded as Abkhaz[20].
Georgia's currency is recorded as Georgian lari[21].
Georgia's shares border with is recorded as Armenia[22].
Georgia's shares border with is recorded as Azerbaijan[23].
Georgia's shares border with is recorded as Russia[24].
Georgia's shares border with is recorded as Turkey[25].
Georgia's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .ge[26].
Georgia's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .გე[27].
Body
Geography
Georgia is in the country of Georgia[7]. Continents include Asia[9] and Europe[10].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include country[11], sovereign state[12], unitary state[13], republic[14], Rechtsstaat[15], and Q140892892[16]. Religious affiliations include Eastern Orthodoxy[4], a Christian denominational family[28]; Christianity[5], a major religious group[29], founded in 0033[30]; and Georgian Orthodox Church[6], a national Church[31], founded in 0500[32], headquartered in Tbilisi[33].
Things named for Georgia include Homo georgicus[35], a fossil taxon[36] and Georgian swimming[37].
Why It Matters
Georgia draws 16,800 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #4 of 27).[2] Georgia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Georgia is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Georgia include Homo georgicus[35], a fossil taxon[36] and Georgian swimming[37].
Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.
APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Georgia. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/georgia
Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.
Head of state→Mikheil Kavelashvili, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Eduard Shevardnadze +7
Office held by head of state→President of Georgia
Head of government→Bidzina Ivanishvili, Irakli Garibashvili, Giorgi Kvirikashvili +4
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