Conventional Long Form Name
NA Capital City Tbilisi Type of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence April 9, 1991 National Holidays Independence Day- May 26 Chief of State President Giorgi Margvelashvili Head of Government Prime Minister Giorgi Margvelashvili Ambassador to the US Davit Bakradze Embassy in the US 1824 R Street NW, Washington DC 20009 Consulates in the US New York, New York Ambassador from the US Ian C. Kelly Embassy in Georgia 11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131 Consulates from the US 11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131 |
Representative to the UN
Kaha Imnadze Suffrage 18 years old National Anthem Tavisupleba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GjxyFPJxEU Executive Branch/Powers President, prime minister, cabinet, 5 year term, majority vote Legislative Branch/Powers Parliament, 150 seats Judicial Branch/Powers Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, appointed by the president and parliament National Symbols Saint George, lion, red and white International Disputes Disagreement with Russia's military Refusal to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia Refugees No Data Human Trafficking Issues No Data Internally Displaced Persons 268,416 Stateless Persons 627 Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use Limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy Transshipment point to Central Asia and Russia |