Georgia

Languages:

Georgia, a country situated at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, has Georgian as its official language, spoken by approximately 87% of the population. Georgia is linguistically diverse, with several minority languages such as Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian, and Ossetian spoken by different ethnic groups. The country's linguistic landscape also includes other Kartvelian languages like Mingrelian, Laz, and Svan. As a member of the Council of Europe, Georgia promotes the protection of minority languages and linguistic rights.

Religion:

Religion in Georgia is predominantly Christian, with the Georgian Orthodox Church being the largest denomination, accounting for about 83.4% of the population. The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the separation of church and state, but the Georgian Orthodox Church enjoys a special status. Other religious communities present in Georgia include Muslims (10.7%), primarily Sunni and Shia, and Armenian Apostolic Christians (2.9%). There are also smaller groups of Roman Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and adherents of other faiths, collectively constituting around 3% of the population.

Ethnic Groups:

Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)