Georgia
At a glance
- Official language
- Georgian
- Currency
- Georgian lari (GEL)
- Government
- Parliamentary republic
- Legislature
- Parliament of Georgia
- Demonym
- Georgian
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +995
- Internet TLD
- .ge
- ISO 3166
- GE
- Established
- 1991
- Highest point
- Shkhara (5,193 m (17,037 ft))
- National anthem
- Tavisupleba
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations1 full membership
Security
Political & Economic
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History13 leaders · click to expand
Independent Georgia
Mikheil Kavelashvili✦ Current
2024–PresentPresident
Irakli Kobakhidze✦ Current
2024–PresentPrime Minister
Irakli Garibashvili
2021–2024Prime Minister
Giorgi Gakharia
2019–2021Prime Minister
Salome Zourabichvili
2018–2024President
Mamuka Bakhtadze
2018–2019Prime Minister
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
2015–2018Prime Minister
Irakli Garibashvili
2013–2015Prime Minister
Giorgi Margvelashvili
2013–2018President
Bidzina Ivanishvili
2012–2013Prime Minister
Mikheil Saakashvili
2004–2013President
Eduard Shevardnadze
1995–2003President
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
1991–1992President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mikheil Kavelashvili✦ Current | President | 2024–Present |
| Irakli Kobakhidze✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2024–Present |
| Irakli Garibashvili | Prime Minister | 2021–2024 |
| Giorgi Gakharia | Prime Minister | 2019–2021 |
| Salome Zourabichvili | President | 2018–2024 |
| Mamuka Bakhtadze | Prime Minister | 2018–2019 |
| Giorgi Kvirikashvili | Prime Minister | 2015–2018 |
| Irakli Garibashvili | Prime Minister | 2013–2015 |
| Giorgi Margvelashvili | President | 2013–2018 |
| Bidzina Ivanishvili | Prime Minister | 2012–2013 |
| Mikheil Saakashvili | President | 2004–2013 |
| Eduard Shevardnadze | President | 1995–2003 |
| Zviad Gamsakhurdia | President | 1991–1992 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19453 interstate wars · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russo-Georgian War | 2008 | Russia,South Ossetia,Abkhazia | 730–737 |
| War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)● | 1992–1993 | Abkhazia,Russia | 10,000–30,000 |
| South Ossetia war (1991–1992) | 1991–1992 | South Ossetia,Russia | 1,000+ |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
Billionaires2 · $8.7B combined · click to expand
| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 683 | Mikhail Lomtadze | $6.0B | Finance & Investments |
| 1557 | Bidzina Ivanishvili & family | $2.7B | Finance & Investments |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
National Teams
Georgia on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Constituents and territories
2 entries listed under Georgia. Click any to see its own metros.
Administrative subdivisions
13 entries listed under Georgia across 4 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Regions (9)
Breakaway Republics (2)
Autonomous Republics (1)
Region-Level Cities (1)
Georgia metro footprint
20 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
20 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #377 | Tbilisi★ Capital▲ Largest | Tbilisi | 1.3M | 6.6 | Established Metro |
| #799 | Batumi | Adjara | 235K | 2.3 | Emerging Metro |
| #1614 | Telavi | Kakheti | 57K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1766 | Kutaisi | Imereti | 161K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2389 | Rustavi | Kvemo Kartli | 132K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2428 | Gori | Shida Kartli | 122K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2601 | Sukhumi | Abkhazia | 65K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2667 | Tsqaltubo | Imereti | 48K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2787 | Tkibuli | Imereti | 18K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3572 | Zugdidi | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | 109K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3775 | Kobuleti | Adjara | 73K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3927 | Zestafoni | Imereti | 54K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3936 | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli | 53K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3964 | Sagarejo | Kakheti | 50K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3965 | Khashuri | Shida Kartli | 50K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4009 | Samtredia | Imereti | 44K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4064 | Poti | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | 39K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4103 | Tskhinvali | South Ossetia | 34K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4107 | Sachkhere | Imereti | 34K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4169 | Lanchkhuti | Guria | 27K | 0.0 | Local Metro |