Georgia (country)

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Main cities:

Tbilisi 1,066,100 (metro area 1,270,800)
Kutaisi 183,300
Batumi 116,900


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto:
: Strength is in Unity

Anthem: Tavisupleba (Freedom)

Capital

Tbilisi
41°43′ N 44°48′ E

Largest city

Tbilisi

Official language(s)

Georgian

known officially from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea, most of which is located in the South Caucasus, while a portion of the territory lies in the North Caucasus. A former republic of the Soviet Union, it shares borders with Russia in the north and Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in the south.

Tondo depicting Saint Mamas from the Gelati Monastery, 14th-15th centuries

.As a result of wars against the Islamic countries the population of Georgia was reduced to 250 000 inhabitants.In 1783 Russia and the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti signed the Treaty of Georgievsk, according to which Kartl-Kakheti received protection by Russia. This, however, did not prevent Tbilisi being sacked by the Persians in 1795.