Georgian people facts for kids
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| Total population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| c. 4.3 — 5 million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regions with significant populations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia 3,956,000 |
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 Russia |
198,944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 European Union |
250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 United States |
200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel |
72,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey |
91,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine |
34,199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece |
23,159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil |
20,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Azerbaijan |
14,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan |
14,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy |
12,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan |
4,990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Singapore |
3,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France |
2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada |
2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Armenia |
1,105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina |
1,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico |
1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 United Kingdom |
3500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgian (including Mingrelian and Svan), Russian (about 10% of the population) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predominantly † Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Georgian Orthodox Church) (83.9%) also some Georgiano-Latin, Greek, and Armenian rites of the Roman Catholic Church (0.8%). Muslim minority (9.9%), chiefly Sunnis of the Hanafi school. In diaspora (Chveneburis, Saingilo and Fereydanians) mainly Islam |
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| Laz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Georgians are a Caucasian ethnic group that come from Georgia. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America.
The majority of Georgians are Eastern Orthodox Christian. They mostly go by the national autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church, which started in the 4th century. There are also Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities in Tbilisi and Adjara. Located in Caucasus at the edge of Europe, the Georgian people have tried to keep their Christian identity. There is a lot of pressure from the neighboring Muslim empires.
The Georgian language is the official language of the country.
Images for kids
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Georgian peasant in Mestia, c. 1888
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The Bagrati Cathedral, The Cathedral of the Dormition, built during the reign of King Bagrat III, one of Georgia's most significant medieval religious buildings returned to its original state in 2012.
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Georgians having a feast at Supra and Tamada making a toast. Painting by Niko Pirosmani.
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