🇬🇪
Georgia
Georgia is a country in Western Asia with its capital in Tbilisi.
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Population
- 4.0 million
- Languages
- Georgian
- Currency
- lari (₾)
- Area
- 69,700 km²
- Borders
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇷🇺 Russia 🇹🇷 Turkey
💡 Cradle of wine — 8,000 years of winemaking; sits at Europe-Asia frontier.
About the flag
Known as the Five Cross Flag, it was adopted in 2004 and is based on medieval Georgian banners. The large red cross honours Saint George, the country’s patron saint.
How to spot it: White with a big red cross plus a small red cross in each of the four corners.