Quick Facts - Georgia
Capital: Tbilisi
Political system: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 27 April 1999
Population: 4 497 617 (2012)
Population density: 65 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Georgian (and in Abkhazia - also Abkhazian)
Non-nationals of total population: 16.2 % (2002)
Population density: 65 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Georgian (and in Abkhazia - also Abkhazian)
Non-nationals of total population: 16.2 % (2002)
Funding (2010)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 0.50 %Government expenditure on culture: 40 951 489 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 8.70 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 99.50 %
Employment
Share of cultural workers in total employment: N/AShare of self-empoyed in cultural employment: N/A
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: N/A
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 49 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 22 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 123 USD (12 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: N/AInternet penetration rate: 28.9 % (2011)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 25/4/1997European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Entered into force 1/1/2011
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Approved 1/7/2008
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334