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Georgia
Georgia is a country in Western Asia. Its capital city is Tbilisi. About 3.7 million people live there, in an area of 69 700 square kilometres.
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Where is Georgia?
Georgia lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 4 675 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 310 km long.
It shares a border with 4 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Türkiye.
How big is Georgia?
Georgia covers 69 700 square kilometres.
That is about 27 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 119th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 53.5 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Georgia?
About 3.7 million people live in Georgia.
That is the 129th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Georgian.
They pay with the lari (₾).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 65 years.
The land of Georgia
The land in Georgia sits on average 1 432 metres above sea level — high enough that much of it counts as mountain country.
Its coast runs for about 310 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 16 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Georgia different?
A dish the country is known for: Khachapuri and khinkali.
Websites from here often end in .ge.
Georgia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.5 live in Georgia.
It takes up about 0.05 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 34th largest of 46 countries, and the 38th most populated.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Georgia and its neighbours
Russia, its largest neighbour, is about 245.3 times bigger.
Russia has more people: 144.5 million against 3.7 million.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Georgia?
The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Georgia?
About 3.7 million people live in Georgia, which makes it the 129th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Georgia?
Georgia borders Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Türkiye — 4 neighbours in total.
How big is Georgia?
Georgia covers 69 700 square kilometres, making it the 119th largest country in the world. That is about 27 times the size of Luxembourg.
Which continent is Georgia in?
Georgia is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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