Flag of Georgia
Asia
Quick Facts
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Flag adopted
- 2004
- Population
- 4,000,921
- Area
- 69,700 km²
- Languages
- Georgian
- Currency
- lari (₾) — GEL
- Demonym
- Georgian
- Government
- semi-presidential republic
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+04:00
- Independence
- 1991
Religions
- Orthodox 83.4%
- Muslim 10.7%
- Armenian Apostolic Christian 2.9%
- Other 1.2%
- Unspecified 1.2%
- None 0.5%
About This Flag
The flag of Georgia, known as the Five-Cross Flag, features a white field with a large red St. George's Cross extending to the edges, and four smaller red crosses (bolnur-katskhuri crosses) placed one in each of the four white quadrants.
The central cross represents St. George, the patron saint of Georgia, while the four smaller crosses are a medieval Georgian design with flared arms.
This flag has medieval origins, having been used by the Georgian Kingdom in the 14th century. It was readopted on January 14, 2004, following the Rose Revolution that brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power, replacing the dark maroon flag with a canton that had been in use since 1990.
What the colors & design mean
White represents innocence, purity, and peace. The central red St. George's Cross honors the patron saint of Georgia. The four bolnur-katskhuri crosses are a medieval Georgian symbol and represent the Christian faith that has been central to Georgian identity since the 4th century.
Pattern: Cross Design
Bordering countries (4)
Fun Facts
- The Five-Cross Flag closely resembles the Jerusalem Cross used by crusaders, leading some historians to theorize a shared medieval origin through crusade-era contacts between Georgian and European Christians.
- Georgia was one of the first nations to adopt Christianity as a state religion, traditionally dated to 326 AD under King Mirian III.
- The flag was a symbol of the opposition movement during the Rose Revolution of 2003, and its adoption as the national flag marked the transition of power from Eduard Shevardnadze's government.
- Georgia's unique alphabet, which appears on the nation's coat of arms, is one of only 14 writing systems in the world still in active use and is thought to have been created in the 3rd century BC.
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