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Georgia, Abkhazia, S. Ossetia

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Georgia
 
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Capital: Tbilisi
Area size (Land only): 69700 sq. km Slightly larger than Ireland
Time zone: Standard Time GMT +4, Summer Time GMT +3
Currency: Lari
Area code: (+) 995
Driving: Right
Climate description: Climate generally warm, low temperatures in mountains and valleys. Rainfall in the west.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
Georgian is the official language. Other languages spoken include Russian, Abkhazian, Armenian, Azeri, Greek, Kurmanji and Turkish.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2009 4.3 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 4.4 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 4.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 4.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 4.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 4.6 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 4.6 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 4.7 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 4.7 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
3.3 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Ethnic Georgians make up 70 percent of the population. There are also Armenian, Russian, Azeri and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Georgian Orthodox 65 percent, Islam 11 percent, Russian Orthodox 10 percent, Armenian Orthodox 8 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 52.3 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 52.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 52.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 52.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 52.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 52.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 52.5 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 52.7 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1918 1921
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
91 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
2005 18.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 19.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 20 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 19.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 19.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 20.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 70.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 70.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 70.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 73.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 73.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 73.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 66.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 66.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 66.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 69.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 69.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 69.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 74.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 74.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 74.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 77.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 77.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 77.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2007 27 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 28 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 41 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 41 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 41 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 24 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 24 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 24 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2007 30 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 32 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 45 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 45 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 45 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 29 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 29 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 29 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 66 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 32 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 96 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 97 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 100 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 97 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 88 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 81 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
2000-2007 2 percent U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006 3 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005 3 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004 3 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003 3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 18 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population
2003-2005 13 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average 9 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 13 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 99 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 82 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 76 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 79 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 93 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 94 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 83 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 100.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 No data available percent
2002 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 No data available percent
2000 No data available percent

Literacy - male
No data available percent

Literacy - female
No data available percent

Landlines telephones
2007 125 per 1,000 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006 125 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 127 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 151 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 146 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 139 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 122 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 108 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers
2007 384 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2006 384 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 263 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 186 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 156 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 109 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 65 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 41 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Internet users
2007 82 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2006 75 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 61 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 39 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 26 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 16 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 10 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 5 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
2008 67 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 79 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 99 (joint) Transparency International
2005 130 (joint) Transparency International
2004 133 (joint) Transparency International
2003 124 (joint) Transparency International
2002 85 (joint) Transparency International
2001 Not ranked
2000 Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
1990-2005 No data available percent
1990-2004 No data available percent
1990-2002 No data available percent
1990-2001 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2007 2120 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 1670 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 1330 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 1050 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 860 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 730 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 680 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 700 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2007 10.2 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 7.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 6.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 5.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 4.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 3.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 3.2 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 3.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth
2006 9.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 9.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 5.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 11.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 5.5  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 4.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2006 8.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 7.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 8.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 3.4 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 5.9 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 5.4 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 4.7 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
30.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 409 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 409 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 463 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 487 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2007 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004 <0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003 No data available percent

Malaria
Risk from P.vivax from July to October in the south-eastern part of the country.
Source: WHO

TB cases
2007 84 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2006 84 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2005 84 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2004 83 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2003 83 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2002 84 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2001 84 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2000 82 per 100,000 people WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2007 6810 UNHCR
2006 6340 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 7301 UNHCR
2004 6633 UNHCR
2003 12497 UNHCR
2002 16975 UNHCR
2001 17498 UNHCR
2000 21821 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2007 1047 UNHCR
2006 1373 UNHCR
2005 2497 UNHCR
2004 2559 UNHCR
2003 3864 UNHCR
2002 4192 UNHCR
2001 7901 UNHCR
2000 7620 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
2009 252000 - 279000 Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2009
2008 300000 IDMC 2008
2007 222000 - 247000 IDMC 2008
2006 220000 - 240000 IDMC 2006
2005 240000 IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year
2007 No data available Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006 31 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004 At least 53 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 At least 50 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 3.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 1.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 1.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 0.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 0.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 0.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 2.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004 2.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 2.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 2.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 1.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 1.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 1.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 1.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 0.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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