70% of the population is Georgians, 11% are Armenians, 10% are Russians, and the rest of it includes Ajarians, Abkhazians, Ossetians and other small groups. Georgians belong to the south branch of the Caucasus population. Referring to Kartlos, their legendary ancestor, Georgians call themselves “Kartveli”, their languages “Kartuli” and their country “Sakartvelo”. Georgians split into many ancestries within themselves: Ajarans in Batumi and Ajara, Guris and Imeretis in Kolhit plain, Svans and Hevsurs in the mountainous regions of the western Georgia and Meshis in the south are the Georgian-speaking populations. Ajarans, once ruled by Ottomans for three centuries, have got their autonomy and their capital is Batumi, located by the east coast of the Black Sea. Ajarans and Guris generally cultivate tea and citrus fruits, while Svans and Hevsurs live on stockbreeding. The language spoken by Hevsurs has some differences from the modern Georgian. The most ancient population in the country is the Meshis living in the south. Living in the South Ossetia autonomous region and having no ethnic linkage with Georgians, the Ossetians are a typical Caucasus population and speak a Persian-like language. They are Muslims and live on agriculture and stockbreeding. Abkhazians, another population having no linkage with Georgians as well, live in the Abkhazia Autonomous Republic of which the capital is Sohumi, and speak a language that constitutes the northwest branch of Caucasus languages. Abkhazians live on agriculture, stockbreeding and seamanship. The population is composed of Muslims and Christians. Most of the Russians living in Abkhazia are employed in the public institutions. Armenians dominate commercial activities, while Greeks and Jews dominate the craftsmanship and industry. 

In Georgia more than 60% of the population lives in cities and the rest in the rural areas. Tbilisi, the capital, is the biggest city of the country. (Population: 1.279.000 as of 1991). Other important provinces are Batumi, Kuwaitis, Gory, Sohumi, Rustavi Kaheti and Pot.