Georgia(a country).

Some Interesting Facts About Georgia

Georgia, country of Transcaucasia located at the eastern end of the Black Sea on

the southern flanks of the main crest of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. It is
bounded on the north and northeast by Russia, on the east and southeast
by Azerbaijan, on the south by Armenia and Turkey, and on the west by the
Black Sea. Georgia includes three ethnic enclaves: Abkhazia, in the northwest
Ajaria, in the southwest (principal city Batʿumi); and South Ossetia, The capital
of Georgia is Tbilisi .
The roots of the Georgian people extend deep in history; their cultural
heritage is equally ancient and rich. An independent Georgian state existed
from 1918 to 1921, when it was incorporated into the Soviet Union. In 1936
Georgia became a constituent (union) republic and continued as such until
the collapse of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet period the Georgian
economy was modernized and diversified. Georgia declared sovereignty on
November 19, 1989, and independence on April 9, 1991.

Interesting facts about georgia :

1.It’s not called Georgia.

Georgians call their country Sakartvelo. The name consists of two

parts: Kartveli, which refers to an inhabitant of the core central Georgian
region of Karli-Iberia, and the circumfix sa-o is a usual geographic for
indicating the “land where Kartveli live.”

2.The first Europeans come from Georgia.

An archeological expedition in Dmanisi found the oldest human skulls in the

Caucasus, suggesting that a man from Africa traveled to Europe through
Georgia. The 1.8 million-year-old skulls are the remains of a human couple
of Georgians called Zezva and Mzia. It is without a doubt that Georgia is a
homeland of the first European.
3. It’s the cradle of winemaking.

Georgia has been producing wine for at least 8,000 years and is considered to be

the birthplace of the beverage. The production of the wine was accidental. The
grape juice poured in a shallow pit and was buried under the ground, turning it
into wine. UNESCO has listed the traditional Georgian winemaking method –
in a clay jar called a Qvevri – on its Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity list.

4.There is a Georgian song in space.

“Chakrulo,” a Georgian folk song usually sung at festivals and celebrations, was

sent into space on the spacecraft Voyager. The Golden Record has 116 images,

different natural sounds, traditional music from various countries, and spoken

greetings in 59 languages. It’s like a message in a bottle, a welcome for any

prospective life forms that may come across the probe.