World Context: Georgia

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Georgia” to the supplied dataset entity “Georgia.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: 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 Area: total : 69,700 sq km; land: 69,700 sq km; water: 0 sq km; note: approximately 12,560 sq km, or about 18% of Georgia's area, is Russian-occupied; the seized area includes all of Abkhazia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region, Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti 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 hazards: earthquakes Environmental issues: air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy water pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals; land and forest degradation; biodiversity loss; waste management

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 4,900,961 (2024 est.); male: 2,343,068; female: 2,557,893 Population distribution: settlement concentrated in the central valley, particularly in the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest Urbanization: urban population: 60.7% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.); note: data include Abkhazia and South Ossetia Languages: Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1% (including Abkhaz, the official language in Abkhazia) (2014 est.)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Tbilisi; geographic coordinates: 41 41 N, 44 50 E; time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: the name comes from the Georgian word tbili , meaning "warm" and referring to the hot sulfur springs in the area Government type: semi-presidential republic Legal system: civil law system

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: upper-middle income, fast-growing South Caucasus economy; regionally focused exporter of cars, metal ores, and energy; financial and migrant inflows resulting from Ukraine conflict; EU accession talks suspended over disputed election and foreign influence law; low inflation but persistent high unemployment Industries: steel, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese, copper, gold), chemicals, wood products, wine Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 82% (2023 est.) Airports: 21 (2025) Ports: total ports: 3 (2024); large: 0; medium: 0; small: 1; very small: 2; ports with oil terminals: 2; key ports: Batumi, Sokhumi, Supsa Marine Terminal

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