The official languages of Georgia are Georgian and Abkhaz
Capital of Georgia: Tbilisi
Georgian Currency: Lari
Georgian Population: 3.7 million people
Area of Georgia: 69,420 km²
Independence of Georgia from the Soviet Union: 1991
Religion in Georgia: Most of the Georgian population practices the Eastern Orthodox Christianity (84%).
Georgia belongs to the Orthodox Economic Area.
The Georgian Economy.
Georgia is a link between Europe and Asia, Georgia offers direct access to the EU, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets (1 billion consumers)
Georgia is a key location for centralized regional market operations in the Black Sea Region
Georgia ranks thirteenth out of 183 economies (Doing Business Report, World Bank)
Previous to the global economic crisis, Georgia experienced a sole Economic growth
Notwithstanding recent slowdowns in the GDP growth and foreign direct investment caused by the Global financial crisis, a real GDP of Georgia growth rate was 6.4%. This growth has been fuelled by substantial local and foreign direct investment
International Trade of Georgia.
Total Foreign Trade turnover
of Georgia was 6.7 billion dollars
Georgia is a partner in the TRACECA corridor
Foreign trade regimes of Georgia:
Free Trade Regime - with the Commonwealth of Independent States countries and Turkey (since 2008)
Most-favoured-nation Regime (MFN) - with the WTO member countries
Preferential Regime (Generalized System of Preferences) - with the U.S., Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and Norway
Preferential Regime (GSP+) - with the EU (7,200 products duty-free)
Possibility of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU in the nearest future (European Neighborhood Policy - Black Sea Synergy)
The Georgian National Investment Agency is a sole public agency responsible for promoting and facilitating the foreign direct investment in Georgia.
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