Georgia (Country)

Yes! Georgia is a Country. And No! Georgia is not part of Russia. Having spent more than a century as part of the Russian Empire, in 1918 Georgia regained independence and established the First Republic. In 1921 Georgia was invaded and occupied by Bolshevik Russia to form the Soviet Union in 1922.

Georgia is in Europe and has aspirations to be part of European Union. Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

About 19.5 per cent of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2019 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The share of the population under the absolute poverty line decreased by 0.6 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018.

Salome Zurabishvili is the current President of Georgia after winning 59.52% of the vote in the 2018 Georgian presidential election. Since February 2021, Irakli Gharibashvili has been the Prime Minister of Georgia.

It’s the birthplace of wine

Wine lovers rejoice! Georgian labels may not be lining your cellar, but the country is in fact considered the birthplace of wine. As far back as 8000 years ago, Georgians are said to have started producing wine, but in their own special way.