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location:
southwestern asia. bordering the black sea. between turkey and russia
geographic coordinates:
42 00 n. 43 30 e
map references:
asia
area:
total: 69.700 sq km land: 69.700 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than south carolina
land boundaries:
total: 1.461 km border countries: armenia 164 km. azerbaijan 322 km. russia 723 km. turkey 252 km
coastline:
310 km
maritime claims:
na
climate:
warm and pleasant; mediterranean-like on black sea coast
terrain:
largely mountainous with great caucasus mountains in the north and lesser caucasus mountains in the south; kolkhet'is dablobi (kolkhida lowland) opens to the black sea in the west; mtkvari river basin in the east; good soils in river valley flood plains. foothills of kolkhida lowland
elevation extremes:
lowest point: black sea 0 m highest point: mt'a shkhara 5.201 m
natural resources:
forests. hydropower. manganese deposits. iron ore. copper. minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth
land use:
arable land: 11.44% permanent crops: 3.86% other: 84.7% (2001)
irrigated land:
4.700 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
earthquakes
environment - current issues:
air pollution. particularly in rust'avi; heavy pollution of mtkvari river and the black sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals
environment - international agreements:
party to: air pollution. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
strategically located east of the black sea; georgia controls much of the caucasus mountains and the routes through them
population:
4.677.401 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 444.779/female 398.162) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1.480.557/female 1.603.743) 65 years and over: 16% (male 300.859/female 449.301) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 37.36 years male: 34.93 years female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
-0.35% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
10.25 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
9.09 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-4.62 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.16 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 18.59 deaths/1.000 live births male: 20.71 deaths/1.000 live births female: 16.13 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.88 years male: 72.59 years female: 79.67 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.41 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
3.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: georgian(s) adjective: georgian
ethnic groups:
georgian 83.8%. azeri 6.5%. armenian 5.7%. russian 1.5%. other 2.5% (2002 census)
religions:
orthodox christian 83.9%. armenian-gregorian 3.9%. catholic 0.8%. muslim 9.9%. other 0.8%. none 0.7% (2002 census)
languages:
georgian 71% (official). russian 9%. armenian 7%. azeri 6%. other 7% note: abkhaz is the official language in abkhazia
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1999 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: none conventional short form: georgia local long form: none local short form: sak'art'velo former: georgian soviet socialist republic
government type:
republic
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