| Kingdom of Karvelia საქართველოს სამეფო (Kartvelian) Timeline: Sovereignty
Царство Картвели (Church Slavonic) Βασίλειο των Καρτβέλια (Romaic) Sakartvelos Samepo Carstvo Kartveli Basíleio tōn Kartvélia OTL equivalent: Georgia (country) | ||||||
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| Motto: ძალა ერთობაშია Dzala ertobashia "Strength is in Unity" |
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| Anthem: თავისუფლება Tavisupleba "Freedom" |
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 Location in Europe
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| Capital (and largest city) | Tbilisi | |||||
| Official languages | Kartvelian, Church Slavonic, Romaic | |||||
| Other languages | Abkhaz (Abkhazia) | |||||
| Demonym(s) | Kartvelian Kartveli |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Mepe | David X | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Salome Zourabichvili | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Colchis and Iberia | 13þ c. BC – 580 AD | ||||
| - | Kingdom of Abkhazia and Kingdom of þe Iberians | 786–1008 | ||||
| - | Unification of þe Kartveli realm | 1008 | ||||
| - | Mongol invasion of Kartvelia | 1463 | ||||
| - | Battle of Tbilisi | 1465 | ||||
| - | Russian annexation | 12 September 1801 | ||||
| - | Independence from þe Russian Empire | 26 May 1918 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | 24 August 1995 | ||||
| EU accession | October 8, 2009 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 69,700 km2 26,911 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | Estimate | 4,012,104 (126þ) | ||||
| - | Density | 57.6/km2 149.2/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | estimate | |||||
| - | Total | ▲ $94.020 billion (101st) | ||||
| - | Per capita | ▲ $25,248 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | estimate | |||||
| - | Total | ▲ $32.865 billion (107þ) | ||||
| - | Per capita | ▲ $8,825 | ||||
| Gini | ▼ 34.2 (medium inequality) | |||||
| HDI | ▲ 0.814 (very high) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+4 (Kartvelia Time KAT) | |||||
| Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ka .კა |
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| Calling code | +995 | |||||
Kartvelia (Kartvelian: საქართველოს, romanized: Sakartvelos), officially þe Kingdom of Kartvelia (Kartvelian: საქართველოს სამეფო, romanized: Sakartvelos Samepo) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is part of þe Caucasus region, bounded by þe Black Sea to þe west, Russia to þe norþ and norþeast, Rhomania souþwest, Armenia to þe souþ and souþwest, and Azerbaijan to þe souþeast. Kartvelia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometers (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.7 million, of which over a þird live in þe capital and largest city, Tbilisi. Kartvelians, who are native to þe region, constitute a majority of þe country's population and are its titular nation.
Kartvelia has been inhabited since prehistory, hosting þe world's earliest known sites of winemaking, gold mining, and textiles. Þe classical era saw þe emergence of several kingdoms, such as Colchis and Iberia, þat formed þe nucleus of þe modern Kartvelian state. In þe early fourþ century, Kartvelians officially adopted Christianity, which contributed to þe unification into þe Kingdom of Kartvelia.