Georgia

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DEMOGRAPHY Population: 4,646,003 (July 2007 est.) Population density: ECONOMY GDP (PPP): per person: </small>

LIFE & LIBERTY HDI

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.2 Languages 2.3 Provinces 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Islam 6.2 Buddhism 6.3 Christianity 6.3.1 History 6.3.2 Churches 6.3.3 Church and State Relations 6.3.4 Mission 6.3.5 Broadcasting 6.3.6 Councils and Networks 7 Future Trends 8 For More Reading

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Peoples

• Georgian 83.8%
• Azeri 6.5%
• Armenian 5.7%
• Russian 1.5%
• other 2.5%

[edit] Languages

• Georgian 71% (official)
• Russian 9%
• Armenian 7%,
• Azeri 6%,
• other 7%; note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia

[edit] Provinces

• The Provinces of Georgia
• Abkhazia

• The Cities of Georgia

[edit] Life

[edit] Economy

[edit] Government

• Independence in 1991.

[edit] Religion

• Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7%

[edit] Islam

[edit] Buddhism

[edit] Christianity

• Since independence in 1991, interest in spiritual things and the Christian faith in particular has increased greatly. The former Department of Atheism at the national university is now a theological faculty. Christian groups of all expressions are experiencing growth in this nation. Praise God!

• In this country there are only 100 different Christian books, 70% of them is study material for Christian workers.

[edit] History

[edit] Churches

• Relations between the Georgian Orthodox Church and Protestant congregations have not always been positive

[edit] Church and State Relations

[edit] Mission

• Azerbaijani, mainly Muslim: The Bible and the Jesus film are available in the Azerbaijani language but the Good News needs to be shared in culturally effective ways with an emphasis on discipleship.

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

[edit] For More Reading

• Wikipedia
• 30-days.net
• Joshua Project
• GRN