Georgia
Tbilisi · Western Asia
Georgia is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Tbilisi, the official currency is the Lari, and the main language is Georgian.
With a population of roughly 3.7 million people spread over 69,700 km², Georgia is the 130th most populous country in the world and the 119th largest by area. That works out at about 53 people per square kilometre.
Georgia shares land borders with Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. The highest point in the country is Shkhara, at 5,201 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Ireland, while its population is closest to that of Eritrea.
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 3,700,000
- Area
- 69,700 km²
- Currency
- Lari
- Main language
- Georgian
- Highest point
- Shkhara
5,201 m - Land borders
- 4
Georgia: things worth knowing
- Archaeological evidence puts winemaking in Georgia at around 8,000 years ago, the oldest known anywhere.
- The Georgian alphabet is one of only a handful of writing systems in the world with no close relatives.
- Georgia lies on the boundary between Europe and Asia, and is claimed by both depending on the definition used.
Georgia in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Georgia ranks 39th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.