Georgia — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Georgia: capital Tbilisi, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Georgia is in Asia. Its capital is Tbilisi.

Climate

Diverse; subtropical on the Black Sea coast, continental in the east, alpine in mountains

Mountainous with Greater Caucasus in the north; Kolkheti lowland along the Black Sea coast

Georgia is the birthplace of wine, with 8,000 years of winemaking history.

The Georgian alphabet is one of only 14 unique scripts still in use today.

Georgia is home to one of the deepest caves on Earth, Veryovkina Cave at over 2,200 meters deep.

1008: Unification of the Georgian Kingdom under Bagrat III

1210: Golden Age under Queen Tamar

1801: Annexed by the Russian Empire

1918: First Georgian Republic declared

1991: Declares independence from the Soviet Union

2008: Russo-Georgian War over South Ossetia