Administrative divisions of Georgia
Georgia is divided into 12 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Georgia
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TbilisiCapital | 1,100,000 |
| 2 | Kutaisi | 183,945 |
| 3 | Rustavi | 157,063 |
| 4 | Batumi | 155,542 |
| 5 | Sukhumi | 81,546 |
| 6 | Poti | 47,149 |
| 7 | Tskhinvali | 38,502 |
Tbilisi is the largest urban area in Georgia with about 1,100,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Georgia: ≈ 5,010 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Kura
🏞️ Lakes
No major lakes at this scale.
Ethnic groups in Georgia
Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)
Regionally, Georgian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 12 divisions, while Armenian predominates in 1 division (Samtskhe-Javakheti); Abkhaz predominates in 1 division (Abkhazia).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2014 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Georgia
Eastern Orthodox Christian (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic Christian 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Roman Catholic Christian, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant Christian, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no answer 1.2% (2014 est.)
Regionally, Eastern Orthodox Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 12 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2014 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Georgia
Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1% (including Abkhaz, the official language in Abkhazia) (2014 est.)
Regionally, Georgian is the most common language group across most of the 12 divisions, while Armenian predominates in 1 division (Samtskhe-Javakheti); Abkhaz predominates in 1 division (Abkhazia).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2014 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.