Western Asia
Flag of Georgia
A Caucasus crossroads with its own alphabet and 8,000 years of wine.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0f0f0 62%
- #d80018 33%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Georgia in numbers
| Official name | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Capital | Tbilisi |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Population | 3,714,000 |
| Area | 69,700 km² · 53 people per km² |
| Currency | lari (GEL) |
| Languages | Georgian |
| Country codes | GE · GEO · .ge |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Georgia has one of the world's oldest winemaking traditions, with evidence of grape fermentation stretching back roughly 8,000 years.
- The Georgian language is written in its own unique alphabet, recognized by UNESCO as part of the world's living heritage.
- The country straddles the Greater Caucasus, where peaks rise above 5,000 meters near its northern border.
Did you know
Georgians call their country Sakartvelo, and its capital Tbilisi is named for the warm sulfur springs that still feed its bathhouses.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.