Georgia
- Official Name:
- Georgia
- Area:
- 69.700 Km 2
- Population (2007):
- 4.646.003 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 310 km
- Capital:
- T'bilisi
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Bat'umi, P'ot'i
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 9 cities (k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika) regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli cities: Chiat'ura, Gori, K'ut'aisi, P'ot'i, Rust'avi, Tbilisi, Tqibuli, Tsqaltubo, Zugdidi autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi) Note: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses
- Language(s):
- Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% Note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 26 May (1918)
- Nationality:
- Georgian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 4.
- Member of:
- ACCT (observer), BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .ge
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Lari (GEL) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD3.800 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 5.234.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 8% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 17,7%
- Industry: 27,5%
- Services: 54,8%
- Labor force:
- 2.040.000 (2004 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 40%
- Industry: 20%
- Services 40%
- Unemployment rate:
- 12.6%(2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 10% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 30% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD1.726.000.000
- Expenditures: USD1.879.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -735.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 1.761.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Scrap metal, machinery, chemicals; fuel reexports; citrus fruits, tea, wine
- Exports - Partners:
- Russia 18,1%, Turkey 14,3%, Azerbaijan 9,8%, Turkmenistan 8,9%, Bulgaria 5%, Armenia 4,7%, Ukraine 4,4%, Canada 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 3.320.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- fuels, machinery and parts, transport equipment, grain and other foods, pharmaceuticals
- Imports - partners:
- Russia 15,4%, Turkey 11,4%, Azerbaijan 9,4%, Ukraine 8,8%, Germany 8,3%, US 6% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 492.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD2.040.000.000 (2004)
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