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 Flag description 
White rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red Bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears to date back to the 14th century.
 
          Georgia          
 
 Georgia 
 Capital: 
Tbilisi
 Administrative
 divisions: 
9 regions, (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city* (k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics** (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika): Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Bat'umi), Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli, and T'bilisi*.
The administrative centers of the 2 autonomous republics are shown in parentheses.
 Population: 
4,960,951 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
42° 00' N, 43° 30' E
 Area total: 
69,700 sq. km
 Land area: 
69,700 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,461 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km
 Coastline: 
310 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Black Sea 0 m - Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.ge
 Currency: 
lari (GEL)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Georgia
 Name - local
 long form: 
none S
 Name - local
 short form: 
ak'art'velo
 Former name: 
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
 Independence: 
9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
 Constitution: 
adopted 17 October 1995
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 26 May (1918)
26 May 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union
 
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