WHY GEORGIA?
Georgia is a destination full of artistic heritage and unique traditions blended with a great bio diversity. It has a magnetism to draw people to visit again and again.
Georgia is the best kept secret of Caucasia with the joy of Mediterranean. It is European in attitude and western in spirit.
It would be one of the most interesting destinations for a real Australian as Georgia is at the very cradle of wine culture.
If you would like to learn a great deal about the custom of toasting and drink from traditional horns Georgia and especially Kakheti region is the place to be!
Kakheti is a grand finale to the love of wine. The wines produced in that region won gold, silver and bronze medals globally.
Grapes have been cultivated for more than 7000 years and the grapes are still pressed by foot to avoid crushing the seeds which would give bitter taste to wine.
The fermentation process is also very unique as clay barrels are buried under the ground to ensure optimum fermentation.
Tbilisi is a multicultural metro police with over 100 ethnic groups living in peace.
Classical architecture and art nouveau mix wonderfully together and create a great urban harmony.
60% of Georgia is mountains with 5 peaks which makes it an ideal place for amateur climbers.
Another hidden gem of Georgia is its cuisine… Georgian cuisine has a lot to offer and it is a rising star.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY
Georgia is a country in Eurasia to the east of the Black Sea, located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 km² and its population is almost 4.7 million. Georgia is a unitary, semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy. The landscape is quite varied, with mountains and high peaks (Ushba, Shkhara, Kazbegi, etc.), mountain ranges, hills and low-lying lands. Georgia’s landscape ranges from lowland marsh forests, swamps and temperate rain forests to eternal snows and glaciers, while the eastern part of the country even contains a small segment of semi-arid plains. There are alpine and sub-alpine zones as well. Georgia abounds with small and large rivers.
Georgia is very well-known with its wine production and the cuisine is very rich. Georgian is psoken in the country whereas Russian is also common. English is spoken mainly by young generation and in city centers.
FACTS & FIGURES
Borders Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km
Largest city Tbilisi - 1,279,000
Capital city Tbilisi - 1,279,000
Major language Georgian, Russian widely spoken
Major religion Christianity
Monetary unit Lari
Population 10,627,767
GDP per capita $4,345.52
Georgia ranks highly for:
2nd for Travel > Inbound tourism > Arrivals
5th for Education > Adult literacy rate > Total
5th for Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000
7th for Education > Literacy > Total population