The Georgia is the Eurasian country which is situated in South Caucasus at Juncture of the Western Asia and Eastern Europe. The country provides the border to four countries, Russia in north, Azerbaijan in east, Turkey in southwest and Armenia in south. There is also western coastline in the country on Black Sea.
Previous Records Medals:
The record list of the medals that the country has won till date in the Olympics is as under:
In summer Olympics:
- Gold: 2
- Silver: 2
- Bronze: 9
Till date the country has won none medal in the winter Olympics.
Etymology:
The people of the country called them as the Kartvelebi and the language they spoke is Kartuli. The terms Georgians and Georgia appeared in the Western Europe in many annals of the medieval including the Crusaders and later the official letters and documents of Florentine de’ Medici Family. Currently the country has adopted the flag of the five- cross which had the feature of the Saint George’s Cross.
History:
The territory of the country is inhabited continuously since from the Stone Age. The classic period had seen rise of early state of the Georgian of the Iberia and Colchis. The tribes of the proto-Georgia firstly appeared in 12th century B.C. in the written history. Archaeological references and the finds in the earlier elements of the reveal sources of state and political formations is characterized by the complex goldsmith and metallurgy techniques that are back from the 7th century B.C. The country has experienced the vibrant exchange among the two words that culminated in the true renaissance in around the 12 and 13th centuries A.D.
Demographics:
The Georgians forms the majority, approximately 83.8% of the current population. The other main racial groups are the Armenians who form 5.7%, Azeri’s who from 6.5%, and Russians forms the 1.5%, Ossetians and Abkhazians. Many small groups also live in Georgia which includes the Chechens, Georgian Jews, Kabardins, Ukrainians, Assyrians, Chinese, Kurds, Greeks, Turks and Tatars. It should also be noted that the one of oldest communities of the Jewish in world is the Georgia’s Jewish community.
Government and Policies:
The announcement was made on the November 27th that the membership referendum of NATO and the date referendum election will also be organized on Election Day with the presidential elections. The election of 7th November determined that 77% of the population has voted in favor of the membership of NATO.
Culture:
The culture of the country evolved very old tradition with foundations in Colchian and Iberian civilizations which continues in rise of unified kingdom of the country under individual monarchy of Bagrationi. The culture of the country enjoyed the renaissance of the architecture, classical literature, science and philosophy and golden age in 11th century. The culture of the country is influenced by the Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire and the Classical Greece and later the Russian Empire contributed to European elements in culture of the country.
Economy:
The research of the archaeology demonstrate that the country is involved in commerce with number of empires and the lands from ancient times, basically due to its location on Black Sea and shortly on historical copper, gold, iron, sliver and silk road are minded in Caucasus Mountains. The very old tradition is the Wine making. The modern history, tourism and agriculture of the country are main economic sector because of the climate of the country and topography.
Education:
The education in the country is compulsory and free from age group of 6 to 16. The net primary enrollment rate was 87% and the gross primary enrollment rate was 88.2% in the year 1996.
Neighboring Countries:
The neighboring countries to Georgia are:
- Russia
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Armenia
Geographical Settings:
The country shares the 723 km border with the country Russia, particularly with federal district northern Caucasus. The leading geographic feature of the country is the mountains. The rage of the Likhi divides Georgia into the western and eastern halves. Historically western half of the country was known as the Colchis whereas the eastern half was known as the Iberia. Because of the dominant geographical settings, the mountains isolate northern area of Svaneti from the country.
Independence:
The country has gained its independence from the Soviet Union on 9th April 1991.
Capital City:
The capital of the country is Tbilisi. It is one of the largest city in the entire country.
Currency:
The currency of country is Lari.
Total Population:
According to the estimates of the year 2008 the total population of the country is 4,360,841. The country stands at the number 115th among the 193 most populated countries in the world.
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