Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia.
The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution,
t was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
Warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3%
Even numbers of flowers are used in funerals, while odd numbers are used as gifts.
Khachapuri, Sulguni — cheese-filled, leavened, and baked bread topped with a cracked soft-boiled egg and butter just before serving
COVID-19 crippled tourism, transportation, and construction sectors; rising unemployment, public debts and poverty; foreign investment and domestic bond issuance