Georgia's economy has been recovering from the pandemic thanks to its burgeoning tourism industry, largely drawing Russian visitors. However, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, both economies are expected to grow 8% this year. Fossil fuels make up about 95% of the country's export revenue.īoth Armenia and Georgia's economies are considered emerging/developing and are dependent on many different Russian imports. Today, its oil and gas exports are proving extremely lucrative given the European energy crisis due to the war in Ukraine. At its height in the early 2000s, the national GDP was growing at yearly rates of 25%-35%. It is the most economically developed country of the three, having seen rapid GDP growth since its transition from a Soviet republic. Stepping back, here's a glance at regional GDPs:Īzerbaijan is the Caucasus region's biggest economy. In fact, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline carries nearly 1 million barrels of oil from the oilfields to Turkey every day. In some parts, the region is oil-rich with access to resources like the vast oil fields in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan's coast. Now let's dive into the economic activity in the Caucasus. Georgia's population distribution is slightly more even than its neighbors with a preference towards the capital Tbilisi. In Armenia the population heavily skews towards its capital city of Yerevan, which has a population of 1.1 million. However, a number of people also live inland closer to the Armenian and Georgian borders. Most people live in and around the capital Baku, a port city on the Caspian Sea. So how are these populations concentrated throughout the region? These cartograms from World Mapper, break it down by country: Azerbaijan Where do People Live Across the Caucasus Region? The country is majority Christian and Georgian is the most popular language. While total population has decreased slightly over recent years, the growth in ethnic nationals (Georgians) has actually increased. Georgia's population growth shares a similar story to many other former Soviet republics. Georgia is slightly smaller than Azerbaijan in size the country shares a long border with Russia to its north and features a long coastline on the Black Sea. The population count has fallen since the collapse of the USSR, and has been relatively flat in more recent years. The country is a majority Christian nation, with an ethnic makeup of nearly 98% Armenians and the most widely spoken language being Armenian, according to the government. Unlike its neighbors, however, it is entirely landlocked. Like both its neighbors, Armenia was founded at the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, a similar percentage share defines the amount of ethnic Russians and Armenians in Azerbaijan, at 1.5% and 1.3% respectively. Just over 1% in the country speak Russian and another 1% speak Armenian. The majority of Azeris are Muslim, however, the country is considered one of the most secular Muslim countries in the world. Azerbaijani or Azeri is the most widely spoken language with more than 92% of people speaking it. The Nagorno-Karabakh region is located within the official borders of Azerbaijan, and is inhabited almost entirely by ethnic Armenians. AzerbaijanĪzerbaijan is the biggest country in the region, both in terms of land mass and population. It is an area distinctly situated between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, but is defined by most categorizations as Central Asian. Home to around 20 million, the Caucasus region touches the Caspian Sea to the East and the Black Sea to the West. Today, the region spans over three main countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and is bordered by Russia, Turkey, and Iran.įocusing on the main three, here's a look at some basic demographics: The Caucasus region is characterized by far-reaching mountain ranges, that have long separated people and created distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious identities over thousands of years.
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