Does not have nuclear weapons.
Basic informations
Capital: | Tbilisi |
Area: | 69,700 km2 |
Population: | 3,694,608 |
Etnic groups: | Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) |
Religions: | Eastern Orthodox Christian (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic Christian 2.9%, other 1.2% |
Military branches
Georgian Defense Forces (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები, romanized: sakartvelos tavdatsvis dzalebi): Ground Forces, Air Force, Special Operations Forces, National Guard
Military service
18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women. Conscription was abolished in 2016, but reinstated in 2017 for men 18-27 years of age. Conscript service obligation is up to 11 months.