Country facts:
Official name:
Georgia
Area: 69,700 sq.km
Population: 4.65 million (est. July 2007).
Form of government: Republic
Capital: Tbilisi (1.5 million)
Language: Georgian and Abkhazian (both are state languages: Georgian throughout the country and Abkhazian and Georgian in Abkhazia).
Religion: Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian Apostolic 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%; other 0.8%; none 0.7%.
Currency: Lari
GDP per capita: 3,800 (2006).
Industries: Steel, aircraft, machine tools, electric locomotives, trucks, tractors, textiles, shoes, chemicals, wood products, wine, financial services and mineral water.
Time difference from Norway: Summer, two hours ahead, winter, three hours ahead.
