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Country Overview
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AREA: |
69.700 sq.km |
LOCATION: |
situated in Southwestern Asia, bordered by the Russian Federation (in the North), Turkey (in the South), Armenia (in the South), Azerbaijan (in the East) and the Black Sea (in the West). |
CAPITAL CITY: |
Tbilisi (1.2 million) |
POPULATION: |
3.7 million |
PEOPLE: |
Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% |
LANGUAGES: |
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%. Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia. English is widely spoken in business, finance and government. |
CLIMATE: |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast. Average temperature in winter is approximately 3 degrees C above zero, while in August it is 23-26 degrees C. |
NATURAL RESOURCES: |
forest, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor, coal and oil deposits, thanks to coastal climate and soils for important tea and citrus growth |
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: |
democratic republic |
CURRENCY: |
Georgian Lari (GEL)
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Contacts
Alliance Group Holding JSC.
Address: 8a P.Melikishvili str.,
Tbilisi, 0179 Georgia
Tel: (+995 32) 242 41 81
Fax: (+995 32) 299 81 12
Email: info@agh.ge
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