Official Name
Republic of Georgia
Capital Tbilisi
Area 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 square miles)
Major cities (Population)
Tbilisi 1,353,000 (1995)
Kutaisi 236,000 (1990 estimate)
Batumi 137,000 (1990 estimate)
Population
Population 5,457,000 (1995 estimate)
Population growth rate 0.1 per cent (1990-1995 average)
Population density 78 persons per square kilometre
202 persons per square mile (1995 estimate)
Urbanization
Per cent Urban 58.5 per cent (1995 estimate)
Per cent Rural 41.5 per cent (1995 estimate)
Political
Type of government Republic
Independence
9 April 1991 (from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR])
Constitution Approved August 1995, took effect November 1995
Voting Rights: Universal
at age 18
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