19. [URM1] Welcome to Georgia.

Day 2,433, 11:47 • Published in Lithuania Lithuania • by ZIGMANTAS SIERAKAUSKAS

Hi there, I am the new Lithuanian ambassador in eGeorgia. My eRespublik name is Zigmantas Sierakauskas. You can find more information about me here:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/6705690
I have decided to begin working in the Lithuanian MoFA, starting with introducing Georgia for the Lithuanian people. Later, I will write an article about Lithuania. I hope you will like it. But now let’s talk about Georgia:



Georgian hymn

My icon is my motherland,
And the whole world is its icon-stand,
Bright mounts and valleys
Are shared with God.
Today our freedom
Sings to the glory of the future,
The dawn star rises up
And shines out between the two seas,
So praise be to freedom,
To freedom be praise!

Georgian flag



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Georgian history

Georgia is a mountainous country located in the middle of Europe and Asia, in the region of Caucasus. The population of Georgia is almost 5 millions, ~80% of them being Georgians. The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi. Georgians speak three different languages: Georgian, Mingrelian and Svan. They belong to the south-caucasian language family, together with the Laz language (most of them living in Turkey). The name "Georgia" has different versions of origins. According to one of the versions, it comes from a Persian word meaning "the land of the wolves", according to medieval European scholars, the country was called "Georgia" because of its love for st George. Georgians themselves call the country "Sakartvelo", meaning "The land of Kartvels"

The nature of Georgia is quite diverse, but it's mostly quite mountainous, except the plains of Colchis.

The history of Georgia begins with Colchis, a western Georgian kingdom. Colchians are assumed to be the ancestors of modern western Georgians and also Lazs. It was first mentioned by the Assyrians in the 13th century BC. Later kingdom of Diaokhi and then kingdom of Iberia was established in the east Georgia.



It was one of the first 3 countries to adopt Christianity as a state religion and maintaining it since. First unification happened in the 10th century AD.

Georgia has had many enemies in the history: Assyrians, Greeks (in various "forms"), Persians, Arabs, Turks, Russians, Romans, Byzantines but it survived all of them.
Georgia gained independence from USSR in 1992, which happened quite violently.




There are 14 unique writing scripts in the world and one of them is Georgian, which looks like this: მე ვწერ ქართულად, რომ დავანახო ნაწერი ლიტველ მეგობრებს.

The national uniform of Georgia looks like this:



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Georgian cuisine

Georgians take great pride in their cuisine and consider it the best in the world.
Here are the examples.

Khachapuri. It's made with Georgian cheese.



Khinkali. Made with meat.



Mtsvadi



and many many others. There are Georgian restaurants available throughout the post-soviet space.

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Sightseeng

Highest point is Shkhara, 5068 Metres.



Longest river is Alazani, 407 kilometers



This is a lake in the west Georgia



There are many old Christian monasteries in Georgia
Svetitskhoveli was built in the 11th.



Medieval cave-city of Vardzia



Davit-Gareji in the eastern Georgia



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You can conquer the whole world with words, but not with drawn swords.
Georgian proverb

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Dear Georgians, please tell us more about your country (visit able places, history, people and so on) and everything else that comes in your mind thinking about Georgia. Lithuanians will surely be interested with your ideas.

Thank you for your attention. May your country grow stronger and more powerful with each day that will come.

P.S. Special thanks to your country’s president for the help preparing this article.

Best regards,
Zigmantas