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Tbilisi, capital of Georgia: facts and figures
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia. It has about 1,200,000 residents, which makes it the 102nd most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 439 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Yerevan, 173 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Georgia |
| Continent | Asia |
| City population | 1,200,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 102nd of 172 |
| Elevation | 439 m |
| Founded | 455 |
| Time zone | Asia/Tbilisi |
| Coordinates | 41.72° N, 44.78° E |
| Country population | 3,935,766 residents |
| Country GDP | 38.1 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $9,692 |
| Life expectancy | 74.7 years |
| Internet users | 83.8 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Tbilisi averages 3.7 °C in winter and 24.6 °C in summer. January is the coldest month of the year and August the warmest, and the city receives 640 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 2.6 °C |
| February | 4.4 °C |
| March | 7.5 °C |
| April | 12.6 °C |
| May | 17.2 °C |
| June | 22.9 °C |
| July | 25.1 °C |
| August | 25.8 °C |
| September | 20.7 °C |
| October | 14.2 °C |
| November | 8.2 °C |
| December | 4.0 °C |
What makes it stand out
- Age: 3rd oldest capital in Asia (455).
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Yerevan is the closest capital to Tbilisi.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yerevan | Armenia | 173 km |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | 451 km |
| Tehran | Iran | 882 km |
| Baghdad | Iraq | 935 km |
| Ankara | Turkey | 1,022 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, in Asia, with about 1,200,000 residents, averaging 3.7 °C in winter and 24.6 °C in summer.
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What is the capital of Georgia?
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia. It has about 1,200,000 residents and lies in Asia.
How many people live in Tbilisi?
About 1,200,000, which ranks Tbilisi 102nd of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Tbilisi?
Tbilisi averages 3.7 °C in winter and 24.6 °C in summer, with 640 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Tbilisi?
GDP per capita in the country is $9,692, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
- Yerevan, capital of Armenia: facts and figures
Yerevan is the capital of Armenia: 1,080,000 residents, 989 m above sea level, 0.6 °C in winter and 25.6 °C in summer. Key figures and sources.
- Baku, capital of Azerbaijan: facts and figures
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan: 2,300,000 residents, 26 m above sea level, 6.0 °C in winter and 26.1 °C in summer. Key figures and sources.
- Tehran, capital of Iran: facts and figures
Tehran is the capital of Iran: 9,500,000 residents, 1,177 m above sea level, 5.2 °C in winter and 31.1 °C in summer. Key figures and sources.
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