Georgian SSR
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| State motto: პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! | |||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Established In the USSR: - Since - Until | February 25 1921 December 30 1922 April 9 1991 | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union 69,700 km² -- | ||||
| Population | Ranked 9th in the former Soviet Union
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| 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. Established as a Soviet Socialist Republic on February 25 1921, from March 12 1922 to December 5 1936 it was part of the Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic together with the Armenian SSR and the Azerbaijan SSR. On November 15 1990 it was renamed into Republic of Georgia, remaining in the USSR for a half of a year more before independence.
In Russian, Georgia is called Gruziya.
See also
Template:Caucasus-geo-stub Template:Soviet-stubde:Georgische SSR et:Gruusia NSV pl:Gruzińska SRR