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Georgian SSR

საქართველოს საბჭოთა
სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა
(In Detail) (In Detail)
State motto:
პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით!
Image:SovietUnionGeorgia.png
Official language Georgian since 1978

(Georgia was the only Soviet republic to have an official language)

Capital Tbilisi
Chairman of the Supreme Council Zviad Gamsakhurdia (at independence)
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union
69,700 km2
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Population


 - Total (1989)
 - Density

Ranked 9th in the former Soviet Union


4,337,600
128.2/km2

Currency Rouble (მანეთი)
Time zone UTC + 3
Anthem Anthem of Georgian SSR


The Georgian SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, or Sak'art'velos Sabčota Soc'ialisturi Respublika) was the name given to Georgia when it was part of the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1991. From 1922 to 1936 it was part of the Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic together with the Armenian SSR and the Azerbaijan SSR. In Russian, Georgia is called Gruziya.

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Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04