Georgia Flag

The official flag of Georgia is known as the Five Cross Flag and was originally a banner of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia from 1008-1490. It was reintroduced as the official flag in January of 2004 after a period of national revival and patriotism in the country due to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The flag consists of a red St George Cross on a white field with four smaller crosses placed in the middle of each quarter-section.

The cross is similar to the Cross of Jerusalem and was originally used during a time in which monasteries were founded in Georgia as a demonstration of the Jewish faith. According to historians, King Vakhtang I used a variation of the St George Cross flag as early as the fifth century. Queen Tamar of the Kingdom of Georgia also used a variation of the flag. After the collapse of the Kingdom of Georgia, many states used their own flags and the current flag is seen as a tool of unification in the country, reminding citizens of a united Georgia.

Georgian politicians had used the flag as a symbol of opposition prior to 2004 and once the United National Movement had gained power after the Rose Revolution, a Presidential Decree was signed into law to make this flag the official national symbol. This decree (number 31) also outlines the design specifications of the flag specifically and provides the framework for the appropriate use of the flag. 14 of January each year is a day that is used to celebrate Flag Day in Georgia.

Previous flags of the nation include three separate flags that represented the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia. These three flags were flown from 1921-1937, 1937-1952, and 1951-1990 and all three contain symbols and/or colours of the Soviet Union. The flag used from 1990-2004, also known as the Flag of the Democratic Republic of Georgia was also used from 1918-1921. This design consists of a dark red field with small a black and white bi-colour in the top left-hand corner.

This page was last modified on May 1st, 2018

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Tbilisi
Languages	Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1%
Ethnic Groups	Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)
Religion	Orthodox (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no answer 1.2% (2014 est.)
Government	Semi-presidential republic
Independance	9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 (Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III)
Area	69,700.00 km²
Land Area	69,700.00 km²
Population	4,928,052.00 Settlement coincides closely to the central valley, with emphasis on the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest
Location	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note - Georgia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both
No. Bordering Countries	4
Bordering Countries	Armenia 219 km, Azerbaijan 428 km, Russia 894 km, Turkey 273 km
GDP(PPP)	$37,270,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$10,100.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are Azerbaijan and Bulgaria.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are vehicles, ferro-alloys, and fertilizers.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Turkey, Russia, and China.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include fuels, vehicles, machinery and parts, graind and other foods, and pharmaceuticals.
Climate	Warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Terrain	Largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland
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