Georgia (country)

	Georgia ; საქართველო; Sakartvelo
Flag	Coat of Arms
	Motto: ძალა ერთობაშია; Strength is in Unity
	Anthem: თავისუფლება; Freedom
	Patron Saint(s): Saint George and Saint Nino
	Location of Georgia on the European continent
Capital	Tbilisi;
Official languages	Georgian
Demonym	Georgian
	Government
- Type	Presidential Democratic Republic
- President	Mikheil Saakashvili
- Prime Minister	Grigol Mgaloblishvili
Consolidation
Kingdom	10081008; 4768 He; 5011 AM
Republic declared	May 26, 191826 May 1918; 15 Sivan 5678 He; 15 Sivan 5921 AM
Subsumption	February 25, 192125 February 1921; 17 Adar 5681 He; 17 Adar 5924 AM
Independence	December 25, 199125 December 1991; 18 Teveth 5752 He; 18 Teveth 5995 AM
Area
- Total	69,700 km²69,700,000 dunams ; 26,911.32 mi² (121st)
Population
- 20082008; 5768 He; 6011 AM estimate	4,630,841
- Density	66 km⁻²170.939 mi⁻² (132nd)
GDP (PPP)	20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate
- Total	$20,516,000,000 (117th)
- Per capita	$4,694 (112th)
GDP (nominal)	20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate
- Total	$10,227,000,000
- Per capita	$2,339
Currency	Lari (ლ) (GEL)
Time zone	GET (UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	GEST (UTC+5)
Internet TLD	.ge
Calling code	+995

Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a country on the Black Sea in the South Caucasus. A former republic of the Soviet Union, it shares borders with Russia in the north and Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in the south.