Georgia's location, nestled between the Black Sea, Russia, and Turkey, renders it strategically important. It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey. Georgia has a long and tumultuous relationship with Russia, but it is reaching out to its other neighbours and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities. It signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the European Union, participates in the Partnership for Peace, and encourages foreign investment. France, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States all have embassies in Tbilisi. Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of NATO, but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition.

Georgia is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE. Because of its strategic location, Georgia is in both the Russian and American spheres of influence; however, Georgia's relationship with Russia is at its lowest point since 1921 due to Russo-Georgian War. As a result, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Georgia maintains diplomatic relations with:

#CountryDate
1New Zealand11 March 1992
2United States24 March 1992
3Austria25 March 1992
4Germany13 April 1992
5Cuba18 April 1992
6Greece20 April 1992
7Netherlands22 April 1992
—State of Palestine25 April 1992
8United Kingdom27 April 1992
9Poland28 April 1992
10Egypt11 May 1992
11Italy11 May 1992
12Mongolia12 May 1992
13Hungary14 May 1992
14Iran15 May 1992
15Turkey21 May 1992
—Holy See23 May 1992
16Portugal23 May 1992
17Israel1 June 1992
18Belgium5 June 1992
19Bulgaria5 June 1992
20Norway5 June 1992
21Chile8 June 1992
22Mexico8 June 1992
23China9 June 1992
24Liechtenstein10 June 1992
25Switzerland10 June 1992
26Armenia17 June 1992
27Estonia17 June 1992
28Moldova25 June 1992
29Romania25 June 1992
30Vietnam30 June 1992
31Denmark1 July 1992
—Russia (suspended)1 July 1992
32Finland8 July 1992
33Cyprus9 July 1992
34Spain9 July 1992
35Kyrgyzstan10 July 1992
36Australia16 July 1992
37Turkmenistan16 July 1992
38Thailand21 July 1992
39Ukraine22 July 1992
40Canada23 July 1992
41Kazakhstan24 July 1992
42Zimbabwe24 July 1992
43Morocco30 July 1992
44Japan3 August 1992
45France21 August 1992
46Bangladesh27 August 1992
47Kuwait3 September 1992
48Sweden19 September 1992
49Iceland21 September 1992
50Philippines21 September 1992
51India28 September 1992
52United Arab Emirates20 October 1992
53Argentina2 November 1992
54Azerbaijan8 November 1992
55Ghana4 December 1992
56South Korea14 December 1992
57Czech Republic1 January 1993
58Slovakia1 January 1993
59Indonesia25 January 1993
60Slovenia28 January 1993
61Croatia1 February 1993
62Malta1 February 1993
63Monaco1 February 1993
64Singapore26 February 1993
65Sudan10 March 1993
66Latvia11 March 1993
67Qatar16 March 1993
68Burundi21 March 1993
69Lebanon1 April 1993
70South Africa23 April 1993
71Brazil28 April 1993
72Malaysia7 May 1993
73Bahrain10 May 1993
—Syria (suspended)18 May 1993
74Algeria27 May 1993
75Ethiopia29 June 1993
76Albania8 July 1993
77Zambia14 October 1993
78Belarus6 January 1994
79Jordan6 April 1994
80Libya10 May 1994
81Uruguay11 May 1994
82Pakistan12 May 1994
83Saudi Arabia27 May 1994
84Afghanistan12 July 1994
85Tajikistan4 August 1994
86Uzbekistan19 August 1994
—Nicaragua (suspended)14 September 1994
87Lithuania16 September 1994
88Luxembourg17 October 1994
89North Korea3 November 1994
90Cambodia17 November 1994
91Serbia26 June 1995
92Yemen5 September 1995
93Ivory Coast21 December 1995
94Tunisia7 March 1996
95Jamaica31 July 1996
96Ireland12 September 1996
97Mozambique13 September 1996
98San Marino19 November 1996
99Angola10 March 1997
100Sierra Leone7 April 1997
101Colombia6 June 1997
102Ecuador28 January 1998
103Bosnia and Herzegovina16 March 1998
104Costa Rica5 May 1998
105Sri Lanka16 June 1998
—Sovereign Military Order of Malta24 July 1998
106Guinea31 July 1998
107Laos6 November 1998
108Panama18 November 1998
109Bolivia20 November 1998
110El Salvador17 May 1999
111Myanmar16 August 1999
112NigeriaJune 2000
113Djibouti22 November 2000
114Nepal22 September 2005
115Andorra5 April 2006
116Oman1 January 2007
117Madagascar24 May 2007
118Iraq18 September 2007
119Montenegro29 October 2007
120Peru14 January 2010
121Botswana15 January 2010
122Cape Verde22 January 2010
123Dominican Republic22 January 2010
124Marshall Islands18 February 2010
125Saint Lucia25 February 2010
126Brunei1 March 2010
127Liberia4 March 2010
128Paraguay9 March 2010
129Maldives11 March 2010
130Samoa12 March 2010
131Comoros26 March 2010
132Fiji29 March 2010
133Antigua and Barbuda7 April 2010
134Gambia21 April 2010
135Guatemala27 April 2010
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22 June 2010
137Equatorial Guinea23 June 2010
138Kenya2 July 2010
139Senegal19 August 2010
140Uganda9 December 2010
141Dominica15 December 2010
142Central African Republic20 December 2010
143Democratic Republic of the Congo14 January 2011
144Somalia26 January 2011
145Tuvalu4 February 2011
146Mauritius3 March 2011
147Republic of the Congo3 March 2011
148Guinea-Bissau9 March 2011
149Honduras9 March 2011
150Solomon Islands11 March 2011
151Rwanda23 March 2011
152Trinidad and Tobago8 April 2011
153Bahamas13 May 2011
154Suriname27 May 2011
155Mauritania16 June 2011
156Federated States of Micronesia12 August 2011
157Gabon19 September 2011
158Malawi19 September 2011
159Palau17 October 2011
160Saint Kitts and Nevis26 October 2011
161Grenada23 November 2011
162Haiti16 December 2011
163Timor-Leste22 December 2011
164Eritrea24 February 2012
165Guyana23 April 2012
166Niger30 May 2012
167Mali31 May 2012
168South Sudan15 June 2012
169Kiribati28 September 2012
170Burkina Faso2 October 2012
171Seychelles15 March 2013
172Vanuatu12 July 2013
173Lesotho23 September 2013
174Cameroon26 September 2013
175Togo27 May 2014
176Chad19 June 2014
177São Tomé and Príncipe12 September 2014
178Benin25 September 2014
179Tonga18 February 2015
180Namibia5 November 2015
181Eswatini20 May 2016
182Papua New Guinea4 October 2016
183Belize1 October 2017
184Barbados8 March 2018
185Tanzania20 October 2018
186North Macedonia15 March 2019

Relations by country

Multilateral

OrganizationFormal Relations BeganNotes
European UnionSee Georgia–European Union relations and Accession of Georgia to the European Union
NATOSee Georgia–NATO relations

Africa

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Algeria27 May 1993See Algeria–Georgia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 May 1993. Algeria is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Georgia is represented in Algeria through its embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Egypt11 May 1992See Egypt–Georgia relations Egypt is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Yerevan (Armenia). Georgia has an embassy in Cairo.
South Africa23 April 1994See Georgia–South Africa relations South Africa is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Kyiv (Ukraine).

Americas

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
BrazilApril 1993See Brazil–Georgia relations Brazil has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Brasília.
Canada23 July 1992See Canada–Georgia relations Canada is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Georgia has an embassy in Ottawa.
Mexico8 June 1992See Georgia–Mexico relations Georgia has an embassy in Mexico City. Mexico is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey and maintains an honorary consulate in Tbilisi.
Nicaragua14 September 1994 — 28 November 2008See Georgia–Nicaragua relations Nicaraguan-Georgian diplomatic relations established on 19 September 1994 and ended on 29 November 2008. The Georgian Foreign Ministry said that it had cut diplomatic ties with Nicaragua in a response to the latter's recognition of independence of breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
United States23 April 1992See Georgia–United States relations On 9 January 2009, the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze signed a Charter on Strategic Partnership, a nonbinding document outlining areas of cooperation and reiterating the U.S. support for Georgia's territorial integrity and to Georgia's NATO membership.

Asia

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Armenia17 July 1992See Armenia–Georgia relations There are nearly 250,000 Armenians in Georgia, among them 115,000 living in Samtskhe-Javakheti and 83,000 in Tbilisi. The Georgian minority in Armenia is less sizable. Armenia and Georgia have a long history of cultural and political relations. The interaction peaked in the Middle Ages when both nations engaged in prolific cultural dialogue and allied themselves against the neighboring Muslim empires. There were frequent intermarriages between Armenian and Georgian the royal and noble families and both ethnicities intermingled in several border areas. Armenia has an embassy in Tbilisi and a general consulate in Batumi. Georgia has an embassy in Yerevan. Both countries are full members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and the EU's Eastern Partnership.
Azerbaijan18 November 1992See Azerbaijan–Georgia relations There are 284,761 Azeris in Georgia. They are the largest minority of Georgia and comprise 6.5% of Georgia's population mostly in Kvemo Kartli, Kakheti, Shida Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti. There is also a large Azeri community in the capital city of Tbilisi. The Georgian minority in Azerbaijan is less sizable. They are known as Ingiloy and are mostly concentrated in northwestern Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Tbilisi and a general consulate in Batumi. Georgia has an embassy in Baku and a general consulate in Ganja. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
China9 June 1992See China–Georgia relations China recognized the independence of Georgia on 27 December 1991. China has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Beijing.
East Timor22 December 2011Georgia is represented in Timor by its embassy in Jakarta.
Hong KongSee Georgia–Hong Kong relations
India28 September 1992See Georgia–India relations Georgia has an embassy in New Delhi. India is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Yerevan (Armenia) and an honorary consulate in Tbilisi.
Iran15 May 1992See Persia-Georgia relations, Georgia–Iran relations Persia and Georgia have had relations for thousands of years.
Iraq18 September 2007See Georgia–Iraq relations
Israel1 June 1992See Georgia–Israel relations Georgia has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel has an embassy in Tbilisi. There are 13,000 Georgian Jews living in Georgia.[citation needed]
Japan3 August 1992See Georgia–Japan relations Since November 2006, Georgia has maintained an embassy in Tokyo. Japan has an embassy in Tbilisi.
Kazakhstan24 July 1992See Georgia–Kazakhstan relations Georgia has an embassy in Astana and an honorary consulate in Almaty. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
KuwaitGeorgia has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Yerevan, Armenia.
Kyrgyzstan10 July 1992See Georgia–Kyrgyzstan relations Georgia is represented in Kyrgyzstan by its embassy in Astana. Kyrgyzstan is represented in Georgia by its embassy in Baku. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Malaysia7 May 1993See Georgia–Malaysia relations Georgia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Kyiv (Ukraine).
Myanmar16 August 1999See Georgia–Myanmar relations
Saudi ArabiaSee Georgia–Saudi Arabia relations Georgia has an embassy in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Tbilisi.
South Korea14 December 1992See The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Georgia began on 14 December 1992. Georgian embassy in Seoul. South Korean embassy in Tbilisi. Bilateral Trade in 2014 Exports 143 million US dollars Imports 19 million US dollars The number of the South Koreans living in Georgia in 2014 was about 50. 17 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Syria18 May 1993 — 5 June 2018See Georgia–Syria relations Georgia began the procedure of terminating diplomatic relations with Syria due to Damascus' recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
TaiwannoneRepublic of China passports are not valid for entry in Georgia, while the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared Georgia as a "non-friendly country" to Taiwan.
Tajikistan4 August 1994See Georgia–Tajikistan relations Georgia is represented in Tajikistan by its embassy in Tashkent. Tajikistan is represented in Georgia by its embassy in Baku Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Turkey21 May 1992See Georgia–Turkey relations Georgia has an embassy in Ankara. and two consulates–general in Istanbul. and Trabzon. Turkey has an embassy in Tbilisi. and a consulate–general in Batumi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR), the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Turkey is also a member of NATO while Georgia is a candidate.
United Arab Emirates20 October 1992See Georgia–United Arab Emirates relations Georgia has an embassy in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Tbilisi.

Europe

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Albania8 July 1993See Albania–Georgia relations Albania is represented in Georgia through a non resident ambassador based in Ankara (Turkey). Georgia is represented in Albania through a non resident ambassador based in Ankara (Turkey).
Austria18 January 1993See Austria–Georgia relations Austria is represented in Georgia through a non resident ambassador based in Vienna, and through an honorary consulate in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Graz. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Belarus14 July 1992See Belarus–Georgia relations Belarus has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Minsk.
Bulgaria5 June 1992See Bulgaria–Georgia relations Bulgaria recognized the independence of Georgia on 15 January 1992. Bulgaria has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Sofia. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
CroatiaSee Croatia–Georgia relations Croatia is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Georgia has an embassy in Zagreb. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Cyprus9 July 1993See Cyprus–Georgia relations Cyprus is represented in Georgia through a non resident ambassador based in Athens (Greece). Georgia has an embassy in Nicosia. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Denmark1 July 1992See Denmark–Georgia relations Denmark has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
EstoniaSee Estonia–Georgia relations
FinlandSee Finland–Georgia relations
France21 August 1992See France–Georgia relations France has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Paris. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Germany13 April 1992See Georgia–Germany relations Germany recognized the independence of Georgia on 22 March 1992. Georgia has an embassy in Berlin. Germany has an embassy in Tbilisi.
Greece20 April 1992See Georgia–Greece relations Georgia has an embassy in Athens. Greece has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. 24 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Hungary14 May 1992See Georgia–Hungary relations Georgia has an embassy in Budapest. Hungary has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Tbilisi.
Iceland21 September 1992See Georgia–Iceland relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1992.
Italy11 May 1992See Georgia–Italy relations Georgia has an embassy in Rome. Italy has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Latvia11 March 1993See Georgia–Latvia relations Georgia has an embassy in Riga. Latvia has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Tbilisi.
Liechtenstein10 June 1992See Georgia–Liechtenstein relations
Lithuania16 September 1994See Georgia–Lithuania relations Georgia has an embassy in Vilnius. Lithuania has an embassy in Tbilisi.
Luxembourg23 June 1992See Georgia–Luxembourg relations
Malta1 February 1993See Georgia–Malta relations
Moldova25 June 1992See Georgia–Moldova relations Georgia is represented in Moldova through its embassy in Bucharest (Romania). Moldova is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Baku (Azerbaijan).
Monaco2 March 2009See Georgia–Monaco relations
Montenegro29 October 2007See Georgia–Montenegro relations
Netherlands22 April 1992See Georgia–Netherlands relations Georgia has an embassy in The Hague. the Netherlands has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Norway5 June 1992See Georgia–Norway relations
Poland28 April 1992See Georgia–Poland relations Georgia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
PortugalSee Georgia–Portugal relations Georgia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Romania25 June 1992See Georgia–Romania relations Georgia has an embassy in Bucharest and Romania has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, the Black Sea Forum for Partnership and Dialogue, and the Community of Democratic Choice.
Russia1 July 1992—2 September 2008See Georgia–Russia relations On 29 August 2008, in the aftermath of the 2008 South Ossetia war, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze announced that Georgia had broken diplomatic relations with Russia. He also said that Russian diplomats must leave Georgia, and that no Georgian diplomat would remain in Russia, while only consular relations would be maintained. Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said that Russia regretted this step.
Serbia26 June 1995See Georgia–Serbia relations Georgia is represented in Serbia through its embassy in Athens (Greece). Serbia is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Moscow (Russia). Serbia plans to open its embassy in Georgia. Georgia recognizes Serbia on the issue of Kosovo Serbia recognizes Georgia's territorial integrity regarding South Ossetia and Abkhazia
Slovenia13 January 1993See Georgia–Slovenia relations
Spain9 July 1992See Georgia–Spain relations Georgia has an embassy in Madrid. Spain is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Sweden19 September 1992See Georgia–Sweden relations Georgia has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Tbilisi. After the war, when Abkhazia and South Ossetia broke away from Georgia, Georgia and Sweden both did not recognize the independence of both states. There were protests near the Russian embassy in Stockholm, as the war was going on 12 August 2008. The protests was held by a group of Georgians and Swedes. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Switzerland10 June 1992See Georgia–Switzerland relations Switzerland maintained a consulate in Tbilisi between 1883 and 1922. Switzerland recognized Georgia as an independent state on 23 December 1991. In 1996, Switzerland opened a cooperation office in Tbilisi. Since June 2001, Switzerland has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. In 1997, Georgia's Permanent Mission to the international organizations in Geneva was also accredited in Bern.
Ukraine22 July 1992See Georgia–Ukraine relations Relations between Georgia and Ukraine and between the Georgian and Ukrainian people in particular last from the Middle Ages.
United Kingdom27 April 1992See Georgia–United Kingdom relations Georgia established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 27 April 1992. Georgia maintains an embassy in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Georgia through its embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, the International Criminal Court, OSCE, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have and an Investment Agreement, and a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
Vatican City5 May 1992See Georgia–Holy See relations Georgia has an embassy in Rome. Vatican has an Apostolic Nunciature in Tbilisi.

Oceania

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Australia16 July 1992See Australia–Georgia relations Australia is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Georgia has an embassy in Canberra.
Fiji29 March 2010See Fiji–Georgia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 March 2010. Fiji is represented in Georgia by its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Georgia is represented in Fiji by its embassy in Canberra, Australia.
Kiribati28 September 2012While their ties have been limited, Kiribati's President Anote Tong met with Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze in September 2013 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Kiribati has been a steadfast supporter of Georgia's territorial integrity since then, despite Russia's attempts to lobby Pacific states like Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In 2018, Kiribati was one of the nations to vote in favor of the Georgia-sponsored UN resolutions calling for the return of internally displaced persons from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.Georgia is represented in Kiribati via its embassy in Canberra, Australia.
Tuvalu4 February 2011 —16 February 2012 31 March 2014On 16 February 2012 Georgia issued a presidential order ending diplomatic relations with Tuvalu. This comes in response to a visit by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Willy Telavi, to Abkhazia and South Ossetia in September 2011, where he announced that the Pacific nation would recognise the two states. However, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Enele Sopoaga retracted the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on 31 March 2014 when Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Taukelina Finikaso signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Georgia. Tuvalu's Foreign Minister said that his country supports Georgia's territorial integrity in its international recognized borders.

Overview

Georgia has established relations with 186 countries and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Georgia has terminated its diplomatic relations with Russia, Nicaragua and Syria.

Georgia has not yet established diplomatic relations with:

See also

Further reading

  • NATO and the South Caucasus. Analyses, Chronicles, Opinion Polls in the
  • Edilashvili, Maia: "Foreign Direct Investment Declines in Georgia" in the

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