Georgian people

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.

Georgians
ქართველები
Kartvelebi

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Total population
c. 4.3 — 5 million
Regions with significant populations
Georgia 3,956,000
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	3,500
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
Related ethnic groups
Laz

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.

Georgian People Media

• Georgia, Imereti, Gelati monastery, Church of Virgin the Blessed. Mural on north wall depicting from left to right: Queen Rusudan, Prince Bagrat, King George II, Queen Helen, King Bagrat III of Imereti, Catholicos Yevdemon Chkhetidze, and David the Builder

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  The first archeological inscription mentioning ႵႠႰႧႥႤႪႨႱႠჂ (kartvelisay) meaning “of a and/or belonging to a Georgian [person]”.

• Early Georgian states of Colchis and Iberia.

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  Georgians presenting gifts to Emperor Romanos III Argyros. The Skylitzes Chronicle.

• 19th century Georgian noble family: General Solomon Makashvili and family around 1900

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  The Georgian language has been written in its own unique alphabet since the early 5th century.

• Gelati Monastery, one of the most significant religious structures in Georgia, located near the former capital city of Kutaisi.

• Georgian Supra, by Niko Pirosmani.

• Musical ensemble from Georgia at a performance in Batumi

• Georgian Dancers (14632845282).jpg

  Samaia — Georgian folk dance