Georgian people

The **Georgians** are a Caucasian ethnic group that come from Georgia. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America.

The majority of Georgians are Eastern Orthodox Christian.  They mostly go by the national autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church, which started in the 4th century. There are also Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities in Tbilisi and Adjara.  Located in Caucasus at the edge of Europe, the Georgian people have tried to keep their Christian identity.  There is a lot of pressure from the neighboring Muslim empires.

The Georgian language is the official language of the country.

## Infobox (ethnic group)

- **group**: Georgians
ქართველები
_Kartvelebi_
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    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>David IV of Georgia, David IV</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Tamar of Georgia</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>George V of Georgia, George V</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Pyotr Bagration, Petre Bagrationi</small></div></td>
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    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Mary, Princess Eristavi, Mary Eristavi</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Joseph Stalin</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Ekaterine Dadiani, Princess of Mingrelia, Ekaterine Dadiani</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Konstantine Abkhazi</small></div></td>
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    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Lamara Chkonia</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>George Balanchine</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Shota Rustaveli, Rustaveli</small></div></td>
    <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Eduard Shevardnadze, E. Shevardnadze</small></div></td>
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   <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>John Shalikashvili</small></div></td>
   <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Katie Melua</small></div></td>
   <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Ambrosius of Georgia, Ambrosius</small></div></td>
   <td><div style="background-color:#fee8ab"><small>Ilia Chavchavadze, I. Chavchavadze</small></div></td>
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- **population**: Circa, c. **4.3 — 5 million**
- **popplace**: 3,956,000
- **pop1**: 198,944
- **pop3**: 250,000
- **region3**: European Union
- **pop4**: 200,000
- **pop5**: 72,000
- **pop6**: 91,500
- **pop7**: 34,199
- **pop8**: 23,159
- **pop9**: 20,750
- **pop10**: 14,900
- **pop11**: 14,000
- **pop12**: 12,670
- **pop13**: 4,990
- **pop14**: 3,500
- **pop15**: 2,500
- **pop16**: 2,500
- **pop17**: 1,105
- **pop18**: 1,050
- **pop19**: 1,000
- **pop20**: 3,500
- **languages**: Georgian language, Georgian (including Mingrelian language, Mingrelian and Svan language, Svan), Russian language, Russian (about 10% of the population)
- **religions**: Predominantly **† Eastern Orthodox Christianity**
(Georgian Orthodox Church) (83.9%)

also some Georgian Catholic Church, Georgiano-Latin, Georgian Byzantine-Rite Catholics, Greek, and Armenian rites of the Roman Catholic Church (0.8%). Islam in Georgia (country), Muslim minority (9.9%), chiefly Sunnis of the Hanafi school. In diaspora (Chveneburis, Saingilo and Iranian Georgians, Fereydanians) mainly Islam
- **related-c**: Laz people, Laz