Georgia

Capital City: Tbilisi

People: Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5%

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

Language: Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%

Currency: Lari

Electrical Voltage: 220 volts

How to get there:
By plane: There are flights to Tbilisi from a number of European, North American and Asian cities, including London (British Airways), Paris (Airzena), Vienna (Austrian Airlines), Moscow (Aeroflot), Koln/Bonn (GermaniaExpress http://www.gexx.de), Frankfurt (Lufthansa), Munich (Lufthansa), Athens (Airzena), Istanbul (Turkish Air). Flights from Prague by Czech Airlines were cancelled; however you can still fly from/to Prague via Georgian Airlines (Airzena). Just recently, KLM also cancelled their flights to Tbilisi but just as in Prague case you can fly with Airzena from/to Amsterdam. Belavia (Belarusian National Airlines) is now offering direct flights from Minsk to Tbilisi at great rates (www.belavia.by). Please note that Georgian Airlines AirZena has many flights from many different cities. http://www.airzena.com/. See also http://www.airbaltic.com for cheap flights to many European destinations.
May 26, 2007 saw the reopening of the airport in Batumi. Turkish Airlines flights run three times per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) between Batumi and Istanbul. Other destinations serviced by the Batumi airport include Kharkov and Kiev. The Batumi airport is located about 10km south of the city center and is accessible by marshrutka and taxi.

By bus: There are direct bus services from Istanbul, Turkey, which stop at various places on the route and terminate in Tbilisi. There are also several non-stop bus services between Tbilisi and Baku, Azerbaijan.

By minibus: There are many minibuses (marshrutka) that operate international routes to and from cities and even large towns in Georgia. Minibuses run between Georgia and Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, and Iraq. In Tbilisi these routes usually originate and terminate at bus stations and the Didube market. Outside Tbilisi, minibus routes may stop at either bus stations or central locations (town squares).

By train: There are train services from Baku, Azerbaijan which stop at various places on the route and terminate in Tbilisi. Note that the "BP train" has been canceled.

By boat: There are boat services to Batumi and Poti from Istanbul and Odessa. At the time of writing the Turkish Black Sea port of Trabzon was closed to passenger services.

Weather: warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast

Travel Documentation and Custom Duty: For citizens of Ukraine, US, Canada, EU, Japan and Israel visa will not be required upon entry. A valid passport is sufficient.
Citizens of some other countries can apply for an "urgent entry visa" upon arrival at Tbilisi airport

Getting Around: Taxis, Mini-Bus, Bus

Tourism Website: http://www.georgia.org/Travel/

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