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Here you can get information about Georgia and its sports. Find out what our sportsmen compete in, succeed in and when the upcoming games are. It’s your destination for all sports needs.

The following information is sourced from the FIFA website and does not necessarily reflect the views of Iverni.

In Georgia football is the most popular sport, followed by basketball and water polo. The national association takes part in all competitions organized by FIFA and UEFA at senior and youth level, as well as in women's football. Dynamo Tbilisi were once one of the leading teams in the top flight of Soviet Union football, often playing in European club competition and actually winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1981. A number of Georgian players represented the Soviet Union at FIFA World Cups, including Alexandr Chivadze (1982; 1986 as captain) and David Kipiani. Both players were part of the successful 1981 Dynamo Tbilisi team. Today, the star of Georgian football is Kaha Kaladze, who plays for AC Milan and helped his team to win the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus. To date, the national team's greatest success is a 1-0 home victory over Russia in a EURO 2004 qualifying match.

Georgia currently sits in 110^th place out of the 204 countries competing for a spot in the 2010 FIFA Cup.

Statisitics

General Information

       FIFA Trigramme: GEO

       Country: Georgia

       Country (official name): Sakartvelos Respublika

       Continent: Europe

       Capital: Tbilisi

       Major cities: K'ut'aisi, Sokhumi, Rust'avi, Bat'umi, P'ot'i, Ts'khinvali, Chiatura, Gori

       Currency: Lari

       Official languages: Georgian

       Motto: Not known

Geographic Information

       Surface area: 69,700 km²

       Highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m

       Neighbouring countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey

       Neighbouring seas and oceans: Black Sea

Population

       Population (in millions): 4.93

       GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 3,100

       Density (inhabitants per km2): 70.80

       Average age (in years): 34.8

       Life expectancy at birth (in years): 64.76

Internet

       Internet code: .ge

       Number of internet users: 25,000 (2002)

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