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Country
Local name	"Sakartvelo" /
Capital city	Tbilisi
Time zone	GMT +3 (GMT +4)
Geographic coordinates	400 – 470 E, 410 – 440 N
Area	69,700 sq km; Land boundaries: 1970km (1224 miles); The Black Sea coast line: 315 km (195 miles)
Country code	GEO
Internet TLD	.ge
Calling code	+995; The area code of Tbilisi is 32
Currency	Georgian Lari (GEL)
Nationality	Georgian(s)
Ethnic groups	Georgian 70.1%; Armenia 8.1%, Russian 6.3%, Azeri 5.7%, Ossetian 3%, Abkhaz 1.8%, other 5%
Languages	Georgian 71% (official); Russian 9%; Armenian 7%; Azeri 6%, other 7%
Main religion	Greek Orthodoxy 65%; Muslim 11%; Russian Orthodox 10%; Armenian Apostolic 8%; Catholics, Baptists, Judaists (6%)
Border countries	Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Mountain Shkhara 5,201 m
Population	4,677,401 (July 2005 est.)
Administrative divisions	9 regions, 9 cities, and 2 autonomous republics