17/01/2022
Flag of the week: GEORGIA.
The flag of Georgia is known as the Five Cross Flag and it consists of a large red St. George cross that reaches the edges of the flag, and four smaller red crosses, the so-called Bolnisi crosses, placed in the middle of each of the resulting fields. It is one of the national symbols of Georgia.
The flag was adopted by Parliament on 14 January 2004 as a symbol of popular resistance to Shevardnadze's rule as well as a symbol of the so-called “Rose Revolution”, hence it is one of the newest flags. Its origin however dates back to the 14th century, when a Franciscan monk mentioned the "white-colored veil with five red crosses". The cross has similarity with the cross of Jerusalem used by the conquerors of the Holy Land during a period when many monasteries were founded in Georgia as a demonstration of their faith.
POPULATION
Total: 3.7 millions
Life expectancy: 74 years
Fertility rate: 2,1 births per woman
ECONOMY
Gross national income per capita: 4.270$
Tax revenue: 21,4 % of GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Inflation GDP deflator: 7,3%
Military expenditure: 1,8% of GDP
Individuals using the internet: 73% of population
Mobile cellular subscriptions: 1,28 per capita
ENVIRONMENT
Terrestrial and marine protected areas: 6,4% of total territorial area
CO2 emissions: 2,54 metric tons per capita
Average monthly temperature: between -6,5C (January) and 18,3C (August)
Average monthly rainfall: between 56mm (February) and 112mm (June)
