The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა, Sakartvelos Demokratiuli Respublika), 1918–1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia.
Democratic Republic of Georgia საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა (Georgian) | |||||||||||
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1918–1921 | |||||||||||
Anthem: Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings | |||||||||||
Capital | Tbilisi | ||||||||||
Common languages | Georgian (official) Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Svan, Mingrelian, Laz | ||||||||||
Religion | Georgian Orthodox[source?] | ||||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||||
Chairman | |||||||||||
• 1918 | Noe Ramishvili | ||||||||||
• 1918–1921 | Noe Zhordania | ||||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||
• Established | May 26 1918 | ||||||||||
• Soviet invasion | 11 February 1921 | ||||||||||
• Soviet annexation | 25 February 1921 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
1919 | 107,600 km2 (41,500 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1919 | 2500000 | ||||||||||
Currency | Georgian maneti | ||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | GE | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Russia Turkey |
Georgia's capital was Tbilisi, and its state language was Georgian. Created on May 26, 1918, on the break-up of the Transcaucasian Federation, it was led by the Social Democratic Menshevik party. Facing permanent internal and external problems, the young state was not able to withstand the invasion by the Russian SFSR Red Armies. It collapsed between February and March 1921 to become a Soviet republic.
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