Georgia

Georgia is a country in Asia with its capital in Tbilisi and about 3.9 million people. Georgia is known for wine: traces in pottery show grape winemaking around 6000–5800 BCE, and wine shared at gatherings remains part of Georgian life.

Georgia in purple, with Tbilisi marked. Outline from the same detailed coastlines the games use.

Capital: Tbilisi
Continent: Asia
Population (2025): 3.9 million
Land area: 69,490 km² (26,830 sq mi)

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The story of Georgia

Where the name comes from

Georgia probably came through Persian Gurj and related Arabic or Syriac forms; its deeper origin is uncertain, and the Saint George explanation is unproven.

First people

Fossils at Dmanisi show early humans lived here about 1.8 million years ago, and Georgian belongs to the Kartvelian language family of the South Caucasus.^1,2

Known for

Georgia is known for wine: traces in pottery show grape winemaking around 6000–5800 BCE, and wine shared at gatherings remains part of Georgian life.^3,4