ABOUT GEORGIA - Georgian Cuisine
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
10 dishes you should try
Khachapuri, Khinkali, Mtsvadi, Churchkhela, Ajapsandali, Lobio, Tklapi, Kharcho, Pkhali, Lobiani
Georgian cuisine refers to the cooking styles and dishes that originate in the country of Georgia and which are historically prepared by Georgian people around the world.
The Georgian cuisine is unique to the country, but also carries some influences from other European and nearby Middle Eastern culinary traditions.
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 |