Situated at the strategically important crossroads where Europe meets Asia, Georgia has a unique and ancient cultural heritage, and is famed for its traditions of hospitality and cuisine. Over the centuries, Georgia was the object of rivalry between Persia, Turkey and Russia, before being eventually annexed by Russia in the 19th century. Since emerging from the collapsing Soviet Union as an independent state in 1991, Georgia has again become the arena of conflicting interests, this time between the US and a revived Russia. Tense relations with Russia have been further exacerbated by Moscows support for the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.


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Geography

Is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads ofWestern 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 byAzerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq mi), and its population is almost 5 million. Georgia is aunitary, semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy.
During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established in what is now Georgia. The kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. A unified Kingdom of Georgia reached the peak of its political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 11th–12th centuries. Thereafter the area was dominated by various large empires, including the Safavids, Afsharids, and Qajar Persians. In the late 18th century, the kingdom ofKartli-Kakheti forged an alliance with the Russian Empire, and the area was annexed by Russia in 1801. After a brief period of independence following the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia was occupied by Soviet Russia in 1921, becoming part of the Soviet Union as the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. After independence in 1991, post-communist Georgia suffered from civil unrest and economic crisis for most of the 1990s. This lasted until the Rose Revolution of 2003, after which the new government introduced democratic and economic reforms.
Georgia is a member of the Council of Europe and the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development. It contains two de facto independent regions,Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which gained limited international recognition after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Georgia and a major part of the international community consider the regions to be part of Georgias sovereign territory under Russian military occupation

Population

Population: 2000/4,745,000 - 2050/3,267,000 (137 nation in 2050 population)
Christian 78.7%, Evangelical 1.6%
Fertility Rate: 2000/1.58 - 2050/1.85
Median Age: 2000/34.4 - 2050/45

Transport

Railway: City with metro system: Tbilisi (see Tbilisi Metro).

1. In April 2005, an agreement was signed to build a railway from Turkey through Georgia to Azerbaijan (see Kars Baku Tbilisi railway line). The line under construction is using Standard gauge until Akhalkalaki. There will be axle change station for wagons to proceed with broad gauge to Baku.

2. In August 2007, Georgia handed over the management rights of the state-owned Georgian Railway company to the U.K.-based company Parkfield Investment for 89 years.

Highway: The road network in Georgia consists of 1,603 kilometers of main or international highways that are considered to be in good condition and some 18,821 kilometers of secondary and local roads that are, generally, in poor condition. Only 7,854 km out of over 20,000 km of Georgian roads are paved.

Airport: 28 (1994 est.) In February 2007 a brand new, modern and fully equipped international Airport was inaugurated in Tbilisi.

1. Tbilisi International Airport
2. Batumi International Airport
3. David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport
4. Mestia Queen Tamar Airport
5. Poti International Airport.

 

Greetings

English

ქართული (Georgian)

Welcome

კეთილი იყოს თქვენი (kethili iqos tkveni)
შენი მობრძანება (sheni mobrdzaneba)

Hello
(General greeting)

გამარჯობა (gamarjoba)

Hello (on phone)

ალო (alo)
გისმენთ (gismenth)

How are you?

როგორა ხარ? (rogora khar?)

Reply to How are you?

კარგად ვარ, შენ? (kargad var, shen?)

Long time no see

დიდი ხანია არ მინახიხართ
(didi khania ar minakhikharth) - frm
დიდი ხანია არ მინახიხარ
(didi khania ar minakhikhar) - inf

Whats your name?

თქვენი სახელი? (thkveni sakheli?) - frm
რა გქვიათ? (ra gkviath?) - frm
შენი სახელი? (sheni sakheli?) - inf
რა გქვია? (ra gkvia?) - inf

My name is ...

მე მქვია ... (me mkvia ...)

Where are you from?

საიდან ბრძანდებით?
(saidan brdzandebith?) - frm
საიდან ხართ? (saidan kharth?) - frm
საიდან ხარ? (saidan khar?) - inf

Im from ...

მე ვარ ... (me var ...)

Pleased to meet you

სასიამოვნოა თქვენი/შენი გაცნობა
(sasiamovnoa tkʼveni/sheni gacnoba)

Good morning 
(Morning greeting)
/afternoon

დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)

Good evening 
(Evening greeting)

საღამო მშვიდობისა (saghamo mshvidobisa)

Good night

ძილი ნებისა (dzili nebisa)
საღამო მშვიდობისა (saghamo mshvidobisa)

Goodbye 
(Parting phrases)

ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis)

Good luck

წარმატებებს გისურვებთ (carmatebebs gisurvebth) - frm
წარმატებებს გისურვებ (carmatebebs gisurveb) - inf

Cheers


Good health!

გაგიმარჯოთ! (gagimarjoth) - frm
გაგიმარჯოს! (gagimarjos) - inf
ჯანმრთელობას გისურვებთ! (janmrthelobas gisurvebth) - frm
ჯანმრთელობას გისურვებ! (janmrthelobas gisurveb) - inf

Have a nice day

წარმატებულ დღეს გისურვებთ
(carmatebul dghes gisurvebth) - frm
წარმატებულ დღეს გისურვებ
(carmatebul dghes gisurveb) - inf

Bon appetit / 
Have a nice meal

გაამოთ! (gaamoth) - frm გაამოს! (gaamos) - inf
გემრიელად მიირთვით! (gemrielad miirthvith) - frm
გემრიელად მიირთვი! (gemrielad miirthvi) - inf

Bon voyage / 
Have a good journey

კეთილ მგზავრობას გისურვებთ
(kethil mgzavrobas gisurveb(th))

I understand

მე მესმის (me mesmis)

I dont understand

არ მესმის (ar mesmis)

Please speak more slowly

თუ შეიძლება უფრო ნელა ილაპარაკე
(thu sheidzleba uphro nela ilaparake)

Please say that again

თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორეთ (thu sheidzleba gaimeoreth) - frm
თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორე (thu sheidzleba gaimeore) - inf

Please write it down

თუ შეიძლება დაწერეთ (thu sheidzleba dacereth) - frm
თუ შეიძლება დაწერე (thu sheidzleba dacere) - inf

How do you say ... in Georgian?

როგორ იქნება ქართულად ...? (rogor ikneba kartulad ...?)

Do you speak Georgian?

ქართულად ლაპარაკობთ? (karthulad laparakobth?) - frm
ქართული იცით? (karthuli icit?) - frm
ქართულად ლაპარაკობ? (karthulad laparakob?) - inf
ქართული იცი? (karthuli ici?) - inf

Yes, a little
(reply to Do you speak ...?)

დიახ, ცოტა (diakh, cota)

Excuse me/Sorry

ბოდიში (bodishi)

How much is this?

რა ღირს? (ra ghirs?)

Thank you

გმადლობთ (gmadlobth)
დიდი მადლობა (didi madloba)

Reply to thank you

არაფერს (araphers)

Wheres the toilet?

ტუალეტი სად არის (tualeti(sapirpharesho) sad aris)

This gentleman will pay for everything

ეს ქალბატონი გადაიხდის ყველაფერს
(es kalbatoni gadaikhdis qvelaphers)

This lady will pay for everything

ბატონი გადაიხდის ყველაფერს
(es batoni gadaikhdis qvelaphers)

Would you like to dance with me?

გნებავთ ვიცეკვოთ? (gnebavth vicekvoth?) - frm
გნებავს ვიცეკვოთ? (gnebavs vicekvoth?) - inf
გინდა ვიცეკვოთ? (ginda vicekvoth) - inf

I love you

მიყვარხარ (me shen miqvarkhar)

Get well soon

მალე გამოჯანმრთელდით (male gamojanmrteldith) - frm
მალე გამოჯანმრთელდი (male gamojanmrteldi) - inf

Leave me alone!

თავი დამანებეთ! (thavi damanebeth!) - frm
თავი დამანებე! (thavi damanebe!) - inf

Help!

მიშველეთ! (mishveleth!)

Fire!

ხანძარია! (khandzaria!)

Stop!

შეჩერდით! (shecherdith!)
გაჩერდით! (gacherdith!)

Call the police!

პოლიცია გამოიძახეთ! (policia gamoidzakheth!)
პოლიცია გამოიძახე! (policia gamoidzakhe!)

Christmas and New Year greetings

გილოცავთ შობა-ახალ წელს (gilocavth shoba-akhal cels) - frm
გილოცავ შობა-ახალ წელს (gilocav shoba-akhal cels) - inf

Easter greetings

გილოცავთ აღდგომას (gilocavth aghdgomas) - frm
გილოცავ აღდგომას (gilocav aghdgomas) - inf
ქრისტე აღდგა (kʻriste aghdga)

Birthday greetings

გილოცავთ დაბადების დღეს (gilocavth dabadebis dghes) - frm
გილოცავ დაბადების დღეს (gilocav dabadebis dghes) - inf

One language is never enough

ერთი ენა არასოდეს არაა საკმარისი
(erhti ena arasodes araa sakmarisi)

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