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Area: 69,700 sq km
Population: 4.4 million
Capital City: Tbilisi (population: 1.5 million)
People: 71% Georgian (including subgroups of Svanetians, Mingrelians, Ajars), 7.7% Armenian, 6.5% Russian, 6% Azeri, 3% Ossete, 1.8% Abkhaz
Languages: Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz (official in Abkhazia)
Religion(s): Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
Currency: Lari
Major political parties: National Movement(currently in power), New Rights, Labour, Industry will save Georgia, Republican's, Democratic Front, Georgia's Way
Government: Republic
President: Mikheil Saakashvili
Prime Minister: Lado Gurgenidze
Foreign Minister: David Bakradze
Membership of international groupings/organisations: BSEC, CCC, CoE, CE (guest), CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

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