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

David IV Tamar of Georgia George V Petre Bagrationi Mary Eristavi Joseph Stalin Ekaterine Dadiani Konstantine Abkhazi Lamara Chkonia George Balanchine Rustaveli E. Shevardnadze John Shalikashvili Katie Melua Ambrosius I. Chavchavadze
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, Mingrelian, Svan
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

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  Georgia, Kutaisi, Gelati Monastery (29812678274)

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

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

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  19th century Georgian noble family of General Solomon Makashvili, c. 1900.

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

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  Georgian Supra, by Niko Pirosmani.

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  Georgian choir singers dressed in chokha at the Sistine Chapel.

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  Samaia, a Georgian folk dance, is performed by three women and is a representation of Queen Tamar and her glory.

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  A 12th-century epic poem, The Knight in the Panther's Skin by Shota Rustaveli was written in Middle Georgian.