We just learned about the country of Estonia
Let's learn a little about the country of Georgia!
Don't confuse this with the US state of Georgia, it's on the other side of the world!
This is a small country that borders Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Armenia and Turkey to the south. It also borders the Black Sea.
About 3 million people live there, and it is about 27,000 square miles.
![georgia map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Georgia_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg/480px-Georgia_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - georgia (country))
Georgia's flag is from the old medieval Kingdom of Georgia that ruled the land in the middle ages.
It is a red cross on a white background, with smaller red crosses in the other four corners.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/640px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - flag of georgia)
To eat in Georgia you might have nigvziani badrijani. This is fried eggplant with walnuts and garlic.
![badrijani](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Badrijani_%28cropped%29.jpg/640px-Badrijani_%28cropped%29.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - badrijani)
Visiting Georgia you might go see
![rabati castle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Akhalcikhe%2C_old_city_general_view.jpg/640px-Akhalcikhe%2C_old_city_general_view.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - rabati castle)
Georgia is home to an ancient monastery in the town of Vardzia
It is built in a cave with over 400 rooms, with paintings and churches and bell towers.
![vardzia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Vardzia_%2817%29.jpg/640px-Vardzia_%2817%29.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - vardzia)
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