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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   3 989a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   57.4a
    Capital city    Tbilisi
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 077.3c
    UN membership date    31-Jul-92
    Surface area (km2)   69 700b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   91.1a
    National currency    Lari (GEL)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   2.9c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)12 24314 95417 600d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)6.234.8d
    GDP per capita (current US$)2 986.83 716.04 396.7d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)9.68.87.8d
    Economy: Industrye (% of Gross Value Added)19.121.522.9d
    Economy: Services and other activityf,g (% of GVA)60.463.962.2d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)48.14441.3h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)10.61114.2h
    Employment in services (% employed)41.344.944.5h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)20.216.514.7
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)56.4 / 77.759.1 / 80.957.4 / 80.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexi (2010=100)100115131c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)687574j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)1 6772 2053 764c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)5 2367 2819 098c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 3 558- 5 077- 5 333c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 199- 1 767-901c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratea,k (average annual %)-0.5-0.4-0.2
    Urban populationa (% of total population)55.557.459c
    Urban population growth ratea,k (average annual %)-0.5-0.7...
    Fertility rate, totala,k (live births per woman)1.822.1
    Life expectancy at birtha,k (females/males, years)75.3 / 66.276.8 / 67.877.9 / 69.1
    Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %)18.0 / 18.919.0 / 20.120.2 / 21.5
    International migrant stocka (000/% of total pop.)73.0 / 1.876.7 / 1.979.0 / 2.0c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)362.2l268.3287.4c
    Infant mortality ratea,k (per 1 000 live births)18.212.99.4
    Health: Current expenditurem (% of GDP)9.57.97.6b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)4.457.1d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)3.2h,n2o3.8b
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)104.1 / 102.7102.8 / 102.799.2 / 98.1d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)100.9 / 97.8p100.8 / 98.1106.8 / 105.3d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)37.0 / 28.451.6 / 41.668.1 / 60.2c
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)4.62.7q2.2d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)5.111.314.1r
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)26.947.6s,t,u62.7d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.2v0.3w,x,y0.3w,x,y,d
    Threatened species (number)46114126
    Forested area (% of land area)40.6h40.640.6h,b
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)5.0 / 1.38.4 / 2.38.7 / 2.3b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)585858b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)335052b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 0673 0124 757d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)34.440.340.3c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)10.7 / ...14.4 / ...15.9 / ...b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)5.223.33.81d
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