What every foreigner should know about Georgia

1. Georgia
What do you think every foreigner
should know about your country?

2. Where is Georgia?
Georgia is bordered by the Black Sea on the
west coast, Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to
the south-east, Turkey to the south-west, and
Armenia due south.

3. Nationalities and Population
• Population- 4,700,000
• Georgians make up 83%
of the countries
population, Russians, Ar
menians, Azeris, Turkish
, Greeks, Abkazians, Oss
etians, and others make
up the remainder of
the population

4. Capital- Tbilisi
• Georgian Mothersymbolizes that guests
of Georgia are met with
wine and enemies are
met with a sword
• There are many
beautiful
statues, churches, and
other sites to see in
Georgia’s capital

5. President
• Giorgi Margvelashvilirecently elected in
November 2013

6. Weather
• Diverse Climatemountains, valleys, sea,
desert
• Temperate

7. Famous Sites
http://georgia.travel/en/index
• Batumi- Black Sea, Alphabet
Tower, Dolphinarium, Oper
a House, Botanical Gardens
• Akhalsikhe- Rabati, Vardzia
(cave city)
• KutaisiGelati, Motsameta, Bagrati,
Sataplia Cave
• Chiatura- Katski’s
Pillar, Katski’s
Monastery, Mgvimevi Nun
Monastery, Cablecar City
• Gori
• Mtsketa-Sveti Tsoveli, Nun
Monastery, Jvari Monasteri
• Kazbegi- Gergeti
• Svaneti- Towers
• Kahketi- David Gareji
Monastery, Ikalto, Alaverdi
• Signagi- Bodbe
• Bakuriani, Gudauri- Ski
Resorts
• Many more

8. Where we live…
• Chiaturapopulation ~20,000
(including all
surrounding villages)
• Known for Katski’s
Pillar, Katski’s
Monastery, Mgvimevi
Nun Monastery, City of
cable cars, Manganese
mining

9. Black Sea
• Fishing
• Transportation of oil,
Manganese, marble
• Vacation spot

10. Religion
• Georgia is
approximately 83.9%
Orthodox Christian
• Patriarch Ilia II
• Smallest country with
the most churches in
the world

11. Dance
• Folk dance and songsfrom different regions
• Main: Kartuli (Georgian)
• Adjaruli, Khevsuruli, Rac
huli, Mtiuluri, Davluri,
Abkhazuri, Samaia, Osul
i, Imeruli, and many
others

12. Food
• Khinkali (meat
dumpling), Khachapuri
(Cheese bread- prepared
differently depending on
the region), Kubdari
(meat cheese
bread), Lobiani, Mtsvadi,
Satsivi, Tkmali, Adjika
(spicy tomato sauce)
Lobio, Ghomi (rice
flour), Chadi (corn
bread),Churchkela, wine

13. Come visit us!
Georgia has a
reputation for
being one of the
most hospitable
places in the world!