General information
Official name: Georgia
Name in Georgian language: Sakartvelo
Capital: The city of Tbilisi.
Population: 3.8 million people.
Political system: Parliamentary Republic
The national language – Georgian.
Location: Georgia is situated between the Black and Caspian seas (41 * – 43 * north latitude).
Area: 69,700 square kilometers.
Borders: From the north Georgia borders the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan is from the east, from the south – Armenia and Turkey, the western border of Georgia located on the Black Sea.
Administrative division:
Georgia is divided into 12 regions:
Abkhazia – (Sukhumi)
Adjara – (Batumi)
Guria – (Ozurgeti)
Imereti – (Kutaisi)
Samegrelo-Zemo Svanti – (Zugdidi)
Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti – (Ambrolauri)
Samtskhe-Javakheti – (Ahaltsikhe)
Shida Kartli – (Gori)
Kvemo Kartli – (Rustavi)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti – (Mtskheta)
Kakheti – (Telavi)
Tbilisi – (Tbilisi)
Ethnic groups: Georgians – 83.8%, Azerbaijanis – 6.5%, Armenians – 5.7%, Russian – 1.5%, Ossetians – 0.9%, Greeks – 0.3%, Ingush – 0.2%, Ukrainians – 0.2%, Abkhazia – 0.1%.
Religious groups: Orthodox Christians – 87% Muslim – 9.9%, Grigorian – 3.9%, Catholics – 0.8%, Yezidi – 0.4%, Jews – 0.1%, Nesteriants – 0.1%.
Helpful information
Currency: Lari (GEL)
Country Code: GEO
Internet code: .ge
COMMUNICATION
International prefix: +995
Prefix of Tbilisi: 32 (2)
Mobile network operators: Magti, Geocell, Beeline. It is also possible to connect to the “roaming”.
Временной пояс: UTC – 4[5]
Электро сеть: 220V, 50Hz. Разетка стандартная европейская.
Санитария
Обязательная вакцинация: не нужна.
Советуемые вакцинации: дифтерия, тетанус, гипатит В, палиомелит.
В случае превышения 30 дневнего визита страны, обязательно представить медицинскую справку на AIDS.
Time Zone: UTC – 4 [5]
Mains: 220V, 50Hz. Electrical outlets – standard European.
Hygiene
Compulsory vaccination: is not needed
The suggested vaccinations: diphtheria, tetanus, Hepatitis B, poliomyelitis.
If you exceed a 30-day visit to the country, be sure to submit a medical certificate on AIDS.