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Transportation of Georgia

Airports:23 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 19
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Heliports:3 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 1,349 km; oil 1,010 km (2006)
Railways:total: 1,612 km
broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)
narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2006)
Roadways:total: 20,247 km
paved: 7,973 km
unpaved: 12,274 km (2004)
Merchant marine:total: 222 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,059,386 GRT/1,538,746 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 27, cargo 176, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 188 (Albania 1, Azerbaijan 2, Belgium 1, China 2, Cyprus 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 8, Germany 1, Greece 8, Indonesia 1, South Korea 1, Lebanon 7, Monaco 13, Romania 11, Russia 28, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 1, Syria 43, Turkey 30, UAE 1, UK 4, Ukraine 22) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Bat'umi, P'ot'i
Transportation - note:transportation network is in poor condition resulting from ethnic conflict, criminal activities, and fuel shortages; network lacks maintenance and repair

Georgia Quickstats

  • Population: 4,646,003 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 69,700 sq km
  • Density: 64 /km² (129)
  • GDP (total): $17.79 billion (122nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $3,800 (119th)
  • Literacy: 100%

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  • Currency: Lari (GEL)
  • Dial code: +995

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  • Usage: 175,600
  • Penetration: 3.9 %
  • Top Domain: .gg

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
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e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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