AREA ................................................
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69.700
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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4.693.892 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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67,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Tbilisi
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Lari (GEL)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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2844 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,524 (94th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Black Sea 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mt'a Shkhara 5201 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ge
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+995
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