The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1992 to 2025 Asia
Country name Georgia, in 33 editions.
The entry for Georgia published Country name in 33 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Georgia
Republic of Georgia
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Georgia
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- Sakartvelo Respublika
- local short form:
- Sakartvelo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Republic of Georgia
conventional short form:
Georgia
local long form:
Sakartvelo Respublika
local short form:
Sakartvelo
former:
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
The entry for Georgia did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Georgia
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- Sak'art'velos Respublika
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
Sakartvelo
local short form:
Sakartvelo
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Georgia
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- Sak'art'velos Respublika
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Georgia
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: Sak'art'velos Respublika
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form :
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Georgia none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: Sak'art'velos Respublika none
local short form: form : Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: none
local short form : form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- none conventional short form: Georgia local long form: none local short form: Sak'art'velo former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- local long form:
- none
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia local long form: none
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
local long form: none
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: none
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
local long form: none
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Georgia
local long form:
none
local short form:
Sak'art'velo
former:
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the Western name may derive from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land of the wolves";
- the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: none
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the Western name may derive from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land of the wolves"; the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
The same text in 7 editions, 2017 to 2023.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the Western name may derive from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land of the Wolves";
- the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: none
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the Western name may derive from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land of the wolves"; Wolves"; the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- Republic of Georgia
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the Western name may derive from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land of the Wolves";
- the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: none Republic of Georgia
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the Western name may derive from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land of the Wolves"; the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Georgia
- local long form:
- Republic of Georgia
- local short form:
- Sak'art'velo
- former:
- Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- the Western name probably derives from the name of the local people, the Gurz, whose name origin is uncertain;
- the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Georgia
local long form: Republic of Georgia
local short form: Sak'art'velo
former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: the Western name may derive probably derives from the Persian designation "gurgan" meaning "Land name of the Wolves"; local people, the Gurz, whose name origin is uncertain; the native name "Sak'art'velo" means "Land of the Kartvelians" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Georgia: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/georgia/country-name.