ABOUT GEORGIA - Capital
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
established
V-VIc
capital
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is one of the ancient cities of the world.
The several legends are connecting to the arising of the city. According to one of them the king Vakhtang Gorgasali ("Gorgaslan" – "wolf-headed", 452-502) was hunting in this vicinity.
The several legends are connecting to the arising of the city. According to one of them the king Vakhtang Gorgasali ("Gorgaslan" – "wolf-headed", 452-502) was hunting in this vicinity.
Capital and largest city |
Tbilisi | |
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Official languages | Georgian | |
Spoken languages | 71% Georgian 9% Russian 7% Armenian 6% Azerbaijani 7% other |
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Ethnic groups (2002) | 83.8% Georgian 6.5% Azerbaijani 5.7% Armenian 1.5% Russian 2.5% others |
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Demonym | Georgian | |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | |
Legislature | Parliament | |
Area | 69,700 km2 (120th) 26,911 sq mi |
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Population (2014) | 4,935,880 (119th) | |
Currency | Lari (GEL) | |
Time zone | GET (UTC+4) | |
Drives on the | right | |
Calling code | +995 | |
ISO 3166 code | GE | |
Internet TLD | .ge |