Country name: Republic of Georgia
Capital:
Tbilisi
Form of government:
Semi-Presidential Republic
Foundation: 1918 (1922-1991 Part of the Soviet Union)
Population: 4.6 Million
Ethnics by percentage: Georgians (83,8%), Azeri, Armenians, Russians, Abkhazi, Ossetian
Official languages:
Georgian, Abkazhian
Other languages:
Azeri, Russian, Armenian, Ossetian
Country size:
69,700 km²
Neighbouring countries:
Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey
Current President: Mikheil Saakashvili
Current Prime Minister: Zurab Nogaideli
Parlamentary Majority: United National Movement
Parliamentary Opposition: Republican Party, New Rights Party, Conservative Party
Non-parliamentary Opposition: Georgian Labor Party, National Forum Party, Kartuli Dasi, National Democratic Party of Georgia, Political Movement "Imedi" (Hope), Georgian Way, Political movement “Tavisupleba” (Freedom)
Regional cooperation:
GUAM, CDC, BSEC, CIS, Council of Europe, OSCE
Global Income per Capita:
$3,100
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): 2.8
Human Development Index (HDI): 0,743
see reports by Amnesty International
see reports by Human Rights Watch