Georgia

Adventist Members: 473

Adventist Churches: 4

Number of Ordained Ministers: 3

Net Membership Growth Over Past 10 Years: 224%

(Statistics current Dec. 31, 2000)

Official name: Sak'art'velo (Georgia).

Head of state and government: President.

Capital: T'bilisi.

Official language: Georgian.

Official religion: none.

Monetary unit: Lari

Population (2001 est.): 4,989,285.

Urban-rural (1995): urban 55.6%; rural 44.4%.

Ethnic composition (1989): Georgian 70.1%; Armenian 8.1%; Russian 6.3%; Azerbaijani 5.7%; Ossetian 3.0%; Greek 1.9%; Abkhazian 1.8%; other 3.1%.

Religious affiliation (1995): Christian 46.2%, of which Georgian Orthodox 36.7%, Armenian Apostolic 5.6%, Russian Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 1.2%; Sunni Muslim 11.0%; other (mostly nonreligious) 42.8%.

Major cities (1997): T'bilisi 1,253,100; K'ut'aisi 240,000; Rust'avi 158,000.

Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 0.5.

Life expectancy at birth (2001 est.): male 61.04 years; female 68.28 years; total pop. 64.57 years.

Population below poverty line: 60% (1999 est.).

Sources:

Encyclopedia Britannica

www.countryreports.org