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Capo di stato | Salome Zourabichvili |
Capo del Governo | Irakli Garibashvili |
Forma Istituzionale | Parliamentary Republic |
Capitale | Tibilisi |
Potere Legislativo | Unicameral Parliament (Sakartvelos, 150 seats planned, 144 distributed) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Court (28 judges) and Constitutional Court (9 judges) |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Konstantine Surguladze |
Area Totale | 69,700 km2 |
Terra | 69,700 km2 |
Clima | Warm and mild. Mediterranean on the Black Sea coast |
Risorse Naturali | Wood, hydropower, iron, manganese, copper, coal, oil. |
Sintesi Economica | Georgia's main economic activities are agriculture, the production of metals, machinery, and hydropower. The Georgian economy has seen a period of recovery following the 2008 conflict; however, some difficulties remain such as the high unemployment rate. The country is trying to improve its economic performances by supporting entrepreneurial activity, streamlining bureaucracy and, in particular, investing in infrastructures. |
Pil | $ 18.7 billion (Dec.2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $ 4927 (Dec. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $ 542 million (2022) |
Export partner | Russia 12%, Azerbaijan 12%, Armenia 9%, Bulgaria 8%, China 6%, Turkey 6% (2019) |
Importazioni | $ 1.1 billion (2022) |
Import partner | Turkey 17%. China 11%, Russia 9%, Azerbaijan 6%, United States 6%, Germany 5% (2019) |
Trade With Italy | $351 million (2021) |
Popolazione | 3.7 million (2022) |
Population Growth | + 0.03% (2022) |
Etnie | Predominantly Georgians; Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian minorities. |
Lingue | Georgian (official); Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian are also spoken (in Abkhazia the official language is Abkhazian). |
Religione | Predominantly Orthodox Christians; large minority of Muslims; there is also the presence of apostolic Armenians, Catholics and Jews |
Urbanizzazione | 60.3% (2022) |
Alfabetizzazione | 99.6% |