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Currently, the military budget is US$316 million, which accounts for 1.94 percent of its GDP and makes Georgia the 112th highest military spender in the world.
The Georgian military, called the Georgian Armed Forces consists of a land force and an Air Force. Before the Russian intervention in Georgia, Georgia used to have a Navy. However, after the war, the Navy was merged with the Georgian coast guard.
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Georgia is a member of three international military organizations which makes it the 158th most militarily interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Atomic Energy Agency
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International wars
Georgia has partaken in eight international wars. These are:
- World War I 1914-1918
- Russian Civil War 1917-1911
- Georgian–Armenian War 1918-1918
- Turkish War of Independence 1919-1913
- Red Army invasion of Georgia 1911-1911
- South Ossetia War 1991-1991
- War in Abkhazia 1991-1993
- Russo-Georgian War 2008-2008
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It is a member of 10 international political organizations which ranks it as the 138th most politically interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:
- Member state of the United Nations
- International Labour Organization
- the Council of Europe
- Energy Community
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
- Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy
- International Criminal Court
- Interpol
- Association of World Election Bodies
- World Organization for Animal Health
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Georgia is the 65th most democratic state in the world. This is largely due to the rapid transition from a socialist state to a democratic republic in which Georgia upheld its democratic integrity. Corruption is still relatively present with a sharp decline in recent decades due to anticorruption activities by the Georgian government.
Democracy/Dictatorship
The politics of Georgia is in the form of a parliamentary representative democracy where the president of Georgia is head of State and the Prime Minister of Georgia is head of government.
Georgia
Famous for its wines, its natural spring as well as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, Georgia, located in the trans-Caucasus has been wedged between great powers throughout the centuries. The kingdoms of Georgia was first united at the end of the 10th century, but have seen several invasions since then. During the 13th century, the Mongols invaded the area. After the defeat of the Mongols, the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire fought for the region until the 18th century when Russia invaded and incorporated it into its empire. After the rise of the Bolsheviks at the start of the 20th century, Georgia proclaimed its independence at the end of the first world war only to be incorporated into the Soviet Union four years later. During Soviet rule, Georgia became a socialist republic of the Soviet Union in 1936 until it became independent in 1991. Following independence, the province Abkhazia proclaimed its independence from Georgia which has led to a civil war between 1992 and 1993. At the end of the war, A truce was signed between Abkhazia and Georgia which was negotiated by Russia. However, after 15 years a conflict broke out again and the territory of Abkhazia as well as the province of South Ossetia were invaded by Russia and shortly after recognized as independent republics. Since then, Georgia has sought accession to Western organizations such as NATO and the European union.
Located in the northern part of the Caucasus, the landscape of Georgia is quite diverse with high mountains bordering Russia to the north and the lower mountains bordering Azerbaijan Turkey and Armenia to the south. Between its densely forested northern and southern mountain range there is an unforested low-lying plane that stretches from the Black Sea to the border with Azerbaijan.
It is the 119th largest state in the world with a total surface area of 70,049 square kilometers or 27,035 square miles. This makes Georgia slightly smaller than Ireland and slightly larger than Sri Lanka.
Because Georgia is wedged between two mountain ranges, it is home to thousands of rivers and creeks with the Kura River being the largest. A total of more than 4 million acres of fresh water is estimated to be in Georgia at any time.
Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.
Most of its water is not extracted and flows downstream to either the Caspian Sea or the Black Sea. The small percentage that is extracted is mainly used for agricultural purposes. Georgia is also home to one of the world-famous water wells, Borjomi, which comes from a volcanic spring and is said to have medical use.
The climate in Georgia ranges from a moist Western area towards a more arid eastern area. However, the overall climate is a continental climate with a large influence from its mountain ranges. The average temperature is the 158th highest in the world and is 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
During the summer period, from June to September, the average temperature goes up to 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
During the winter, the average temperature drops down to 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is the 109th state with the highest amount of rainfall. On average Georgia experiences 88 centimetres or 34.7 inches of rainfall per year.
The capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, is home to 1.3 million people. The capital that is closest located to Tbilisi is Yerevan Armenia with a distance of 167 kilometers or 104 miles. The capital that is furthest removed from Tbilisi is Wellington New Zealand with a distance of 15,901 kilometers or 9881 miles.
Most of the Georgian economy relies on agriculture with a small industrial sector. As a result of liberalization since its independence, Georgian economy has grown steadily at a rate of seven percent per year. However, since the military conflict with Russia, Georgia’s economy has declined more than 10 percent and has made a slow recovery due to reluctant foreign investments. Currently, Georgia has a trade agreement with the European union as well as China. Most of its exports are copper, water and agricultural products which are mainly exported to its neighbouring states which make up 40 percent of total exports. Most of its imports come from Turkey and Russia which combined make up more than 25 percent of total imports.
Georgia is a member of 14 international economic organizations which makes it the 61st most economically interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:
- Asian Development Bank
- Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
- Council of Europe Development Bank
- Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
- International Monetary Fund
- World Bank Group
- World Customs Organization
- World Trade Organization
- GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- TRACECA Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
- Energy Charter Treaty
- Energy Community
- International Renewable Energy Agency
Its GDP is estimated to be US$18.7 billion which makes it the 56th highest in the world.
Its GDP per square kilometer is around US$267,000 or US$427,000 per square mile. This makes Georgia the 57th highest in the world.
Its GDP per capita is estimated to be US$3814 which makes it the 119th highest in the world.
The absolute earnings (GDP per capita) reflect the average yearly income. The figure below shows how much, on average, an inhabitant of another state earns for every $1 earned by a citizen of this state.
The purchasing power is the 95th highest in the world and stands at US$13,800.
The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power of this state with that of the rest of the world. The graph on the left shows how much purchasing power of 1$ compared to the purchasing power of other states
With a population of just under 4 million people, Georgia is the 130th most populous state in the world. Georgian is spoken by nearly 90 percent of the population with the remaining population speaking languages of neighbouring states.
It has the 123rd highest population density in the world with 56 people per square kilometer or 146 people per square mile.
Around 800,000 people or 22 percent of the population has migrated to other states. Migration mainly occurs when Georgia gained its independence from the Soviet Union as well as a result of social and economic circumstances which motivated the highly educated Georgians to seek economic opportunities elsewhere. The majority of emigrants went to neighbouring states. Russia holds more than 50 percent of total Georgian migrants.
Immigration to Georgia has been relatively limited. This is largely because of immigration policies which only allow immigration through marriage or with high specialized skills. Currently, around 75,000 people or 1.96 percent of the population has migrated to Georgia. Virtually all of its immigrants come from neighbouring states.
Education is provided for free by the Georgian government and is compulsory between the ages of six and 18. Also, the Georgian government provides all school supplements for free to its population. Currently, Georgia is 24th state with the highest literacy rate which stands at 99.1 percent.
Over the last decades, Georgia has transitioned from an out-of-pocket health care system to a universal health coverage. Before this change, Georgians were reluctant to make a doctor appointment due to harsh economic consequences. Currently, the life expectancy is 74.3 years with women reaching 78.5 years and men reaching 69.9 years.
Freedom of religion in Georgia is guaranteed by the Georgian state and interreligious conflicts has been virtually non-existent.
With 88.5 percent of the population adhering to Christianity, Georgia is the 22nd most Christian state in the world. Christianity was first introduced during the first century when two apostles of Jesus Christ came into the region. After 300 years, Christianity became the state religion within the Caucasus with the Georgian Orthodox church becoming the largest denomination.
Islam is the second largest religion in Georgia and was introduced during the seventh century. Since then, Islam has played a central role throughout the Georgian history with many conflicts between the Persian and Ottoman Empire.
There are no official Buddhist organizations in Georgia.
There are no official Hindu organizations in Georgia.
Around 0.05 percent of the population adheres to Judaism. Jews have been present in the area since ancient times, but have mostly migrated from Georgia due to interventions from the Soviet Union.
Around 0.07 percent of the population adheres to other faiths. These are mainly the Yezidi and Baha'i faith.
Irreligion is practiced by 0.47 percent of the population and has been introduced by the Soviet Union which have forced state atheism within Georgia.
