Georgian people

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David IV of Georgia (Gelati fresco).jpg Queen Tamara of Georgia.jpg Bagration P I.jpg
Mary Eristavi.jpg CroppedStalin1943.jpg Franz Xavier Winterhalter. Princess Catherine Dadiani.jpg Kote-Apkazi 1916.jpg
Lamara Chkonia Tbilisi 1975.jpg G. Balanchine (young).jpg Shota rustaveli qartuli.jpg Eduard shevardnadze.jpg
General John Shalikashvili military portrait, 1993.JPEG Katie Melua at signing.jpg Амвросий (Хелая).jpg Ilia Chavchavadze by Alexander Roinashvili.jpg
Total population
c. 4.3[1] — 5 million
Regions with significant populations
 Georgia 3,956,000[2]
European Union European Union250,000[source?]
 United States200,000[source?]
 United Kingdom3500
Georgian (including Mingrelian and Svan), Russian (about 10% of the population)[2]
Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christianity
(Georgian Orthodox Church) (83.9%)

also some Georgiano-Latin, Greek, and Armenian rites of the Roman Catholic Church (0.8%). Muslim minority (9.9%), chiefly Sunnis of the Hanafi school.[9] In diaspora (Chveneburis, Saingilo and Fereydanians) mainly Islam
Related ethnic groups

The Georgians are a Caucasian ethnic group that come from Georgia. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America.

The majority of Georgians are Eastern Orthodox Christian. They mostly go by the national autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church, which started in the 4th century. There are also Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities in Tbilisi and Adjara. Located in Caucasus at the edge of Europe, the Georgian people have tried to keep their Christian identity. There is a lot of pressure from the neighboring Muslim empires.

The Georgian language is the official language of the country.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ethnologue: Georgian
  3. Russian Census 2002: Population by ethnicity(in Russian)
  4. Ethnic Groups of Israel
  5. Ukrainian Census 2001
  6. 2001 Greek census
  7. Azerbaijan Census 1999
  8. Kazakhstan Census 2009
  9. CIA — The World Factbook — Georgia — People — Religions — 2002 Census