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Last reviewed: 04 May 2012

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Map of Georgia

Area: 69,700 sq km (N.B. 20% of Georgia’s territory is not under Georgian Government control.)
Population: 4.4 million
Capital City: Tbilisi (population: 1.1 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): Orthodox 84%, Muslim 9%,  Armenian Apostolic 4%,
Currency: Lari (GEL)
Major political parties: United National Movement (currently in power), New Rights, Republican Party, Free Democrats,  Labour Party, Conservative Party, Christian Democratic Movement, People’s Party, Democratic Movement-United Georgia,  Republican Party, National Forum.
Government: Georgia is a republic with executive, legislative and judicial branches. Unicameral Parliament consisting of 150 members (75 elected by party list and 75 by single-member districts). The President appoints the cabinet, subject to approval by the legislature.  There is universal suffrage for all those aged 18 and over.
President: Mikheil Saakashvili (since 25 January 2004)
Prime Minister: Nika Gilauri
Foreign Minister: Grigol Vashadze
Membership of international groupings/organisations: ACCT (observer), ADB, BSEC, CE, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO.

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Georgia, Tbilisi, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy
51 Krtsanisi street,
 0114 Tbilisi

Telephone:

+ 995 32 2274747 (Main Embassy Switchboard)

Fax:

+ 995 32 2274792 (Main Embassy)
+ 995 32 2274779 (Visa/Consular Section)

Office hours:

GMT:
Mon-Fri:  0500-0900   1000-1300

Local Time:
Mon-Fri:  0900-1300   1400-1700

Daylight saving: Georgia does not change its clocks.

Website: http://ukingeorgia.fco.gov.uk/en/

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