STATISTICS: GEORGIA

Georgia Official name: Sak'art'velo (Georgia){1}. Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative body (Parliament ). Head of state and government: President. Capital: T'bilisi. Official language: Georgian. Official religion: none{2}. Monetary unit: 1 Georgian lari{3}= 100 tetri; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = 1.36 lari; 1 = 2.32 lari. Demography Population (1998): 5,431,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 202.4, persons per sq km 78.2. Urban-rural (1995): urban 55.6%; rural 44.4%. Sex distribution (1994): male 47.60%; female 52.40%. Age breakdown (1989): under 15, 24.8%; 15-29, 24.1%; 30-44, 19.2%; 45-59, 17.5%; 60-74, 10.8%; 75 and over, 3.6%. Population projection: (2000) 5,432,000; (2010) 5,234,000. Doubling time: n.a. Ethnic composition (1989): Georgian 70.1%; Armenian 8.1%; Russian 6.3%; Azerbaijani 5.7%; Ossetian 3.0%; Greek 1.9%; Abkhazian 1.8%; other 3.1%. Religious affiliation (1995): Christian 46.2%, of which Georgian Orthodox 36.7%, Armenian Apostolic 5.6%, Russian Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 1.2%; Sunni Muslim 11.0%; other (mostly nonreligious) 42.8%. Major cities (1997): T'bilisi 1,253,100; K'ut'aisi 240,000; Rust'avi 158,000. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995): 10.9 (world avg. 25.0); (1989) legitimate 82.3%; illegitimate 17.7%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1995): 8.1 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995): 2.8 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1995): 2.1. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1995): 4.0. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 0.5. Life expectancy at birth (1994): male 69.0 years; female 76.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1995): diseases of the circulatory system 569.6; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 63.4; accidents, poisoning, and violence 44.7; diseases of the digestive system 30.3. National economy Budget (1997). Revenue: 639,900,000 lari{3} (tax revenue 65.5%, of which value-added tax 41.3%, excise tax 8.1%, customers duties 6.7%, individual income tax 5.4%, company profit tax 3.8%, other taxes 0.2%; grants 9.3%; other revenue 25.2%). Expenditures: 839,900,000 lari{3} (social protection 24.2%; defense and public order 20.9%; housing and services 11.9%; education 6.1%; health care 5.7%; other expenditures 31.2%). Population economically active (1995): total 1,730,000; activity rate of total population 32.2% (participation rates : ages 16-59 , 16-54 72.9%; female 45.9%; unemployed 6.0%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): watermelons 750,000, corn (maize) 395,000, potatoes 360,000, grapes 350,000, tomatoes 220,000, apples 140,000, cabbages 90,000, oranges 66,000; livestock (number of live animals) 980,000 cattle, 725,000 sheep and goats, 353,000 pigs, 12,000,000 poultry; roundwood, n.a.; fish catch (1995) 46,000. Mining and quarrying (1996): manganese ore 97,000. Manufacturing (1995): metallurgy 239; chemical and timber 109; machinery 58. Construction (1994): 12,100 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 6,803,000,000 (7,603,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 34,000 (274,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 542,000 (2,008,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (n.a.); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 8,969,000 (2,797,000,000). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$4,590,000,000 (U.S.$850 per capita). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$1,100,000,000. Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1989) 4.1; income per household: n.a.; sources of income (1993): wages and salaries 34.5%, benefits 21.9%, agricultural income 21.6%, other 22.0%; expenditure (1993): taxes 42.5%, retail goods 32.3%, savings 16.4%, transportation 4.2%. Foreign trade Imports (1995): U.S.$686,100,000 (oil and gas 47.0%; textiles, clothing, shoes 28.5%; food products 16.1%; electricity 3.0%; petroleum products 2.9%). Major import sources (1996): Turkey 13.3%; Russia 12.3%; United States 10.3%; Bulgaria 9.5%; Germany 8.1%. Exports (1995): U.S.$347,200,000 (food products 30.0%; ferrous metals 29.7%; textiles 7.0%; chemicals 5.0%). Major export destinations (1996): Armenia 29.8%; Russia 18.6%; Turkey 12.1%; Azerbaijan 9.0%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1996): 1,583 km; (1989) passenger-km 17,000,000; cargo traffic, n.a. Roads (1995): 21,000 km (paved 93.5%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 441,828; trucks and buses 50,220. Merchant marine: vessels (1,000 gross tons and over) 54; total deadweight tonnage 1,108,068. Air transport (1989): passenger-km 5,295,600,000; metric ton-km cargo, n.a.; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 1. Education and health Educational attainment (1989). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: primary education or no formal schooling 12.3%; some secondary 15.2%; completed secondary and some postsecondary 57.4%; higher 15.1%. Health (1993): physicians 29,900 (1 per 182 persons); hospital beds 57,100 (1 per 95 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1995) 17.8. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 17,600 (army 71.6%, air force 17.0%, navy 11.4%). About 8,500 Russian troops remained in Georgia in late 1997. Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 2.4% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$37. {1} No long-form name per 1995 constitution. {2} Special recognition is given to Georgian Orthodox Church. {3} The Georgian lari, introduced Sept. 25, 1995, replaced the Georgian coupon, at a rate of 1,000,000 coupons to 1 lari; on the same date, the Georgian lari became the sole legal tender. The Georgian coupon had been introduced April 5, 1993, at par with the Russian ruble.