Irrigated land: 4,000 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Desertification
@Georgia:People
Population: 5,160,042 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 581,370; female 558,390) 15-64 years : 66% (male 1,640,361; female 1,766,319) 65 years and over: 12% (male 231,698; female 381,904) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: -1.09% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 11.82 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 13.88 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)