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Geography - note:

strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much
of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them

People
Georgia

Population:

4,630,841 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 16.3% (male 402,961/female 352,735)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,496,802/female 1,610,725)
65 years and over: 16.6% (male 307,795/female 459,823) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 38.3 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 40.7 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.325% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

10.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

-4.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.13 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 16.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 76.51 years
male: 73.21 years
female: 80.26 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.43 children born/woman (2008 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:

fewer 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%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%,
Catholic 0.8%, 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: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2004 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

3.1% of GDP (2006)

Government
Georgia

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

Capital: