In August 2005, the Georgian ambassador to Israel Lasha Zhvania asked that the Hebrew speakers refer to his country as Georgia גאורגיה ‎ and abandon the name Gruzia. The name entered the contemporary Hebrew as גרוזיה ‎ ( Gruz-ia ).

Several languages continue to use the Russian variant of the country's name, Gruzia, which the Georgian authorities have sought to replace through diplomatic campaigns.

Az ország évezredeken keresztül nagyhatalmak határvidéke volt, a grúz nép mégis fennmaradt, sőt a 12. század környékén Grúzia maga is regionális nagyhatalmi státuszra tett szert. Lakóinak túlnyomó többsége ortodox keresztény. Északi szomszédja Oroszország, délről Törökország és Örményország, keletről Azerbajdzsán határolja.

Қырҭтәыла, англ. Georgia) — государство, расположенное в западной части Закавказья на восточном побережье Чёрного моря (омывается им на западе) [10]. Относится к Восточной Европе и Передней Азии; рассматривается часто как страна на стыке Европы и Азии [g]. Историко-культурно и геополитически рассматривается как часть Европы [24][25][26].

Jul 13, 2011 · Georgia is asking its friends to stop using the name "Gruzia," which Georgians associate with Russian oppression. But few countries seem willing to make the switch to "Georgia."

Dec 12, 2011 · But the Tblisi government does object to the Russian term Gruziya, and all names derived from it. In June 2011, the Georgian foreign ministry announced with satisfaction that South Korea had agreed to drop Gruzya in favor of “Georgia.”

Apr 11, 2025 · Georgia, country of Transcaucasia located at the eastern end of the Black Sea on the southern flanks of the main crest of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. It is bounded on the north and northeast by Russia, on the east and southeast by Azerbaijan, on the south by Armenia and Turkey, and on the west by the Black Sea.

Dec 28, 2017 · It’s believed that the Russian name Gruzya and the Western name came from the Persian designation for the area, “ gurğān,” meaning the “land of the wolves.” However, there is more than one theory as to how the country came to be called Georgia. Read on to learn more.

Jun 28, 2011 · Even in linguistics and nomenclature, Tbilisi is keen to embrace Western ways, it seems. The Georgian government on June 27 told the world to quit using the Russian name for Georgia, "Gruzia," and to switch to the international, English-language version, "Georgia."

Gruzija je jedna od 15 država nastalih raspadom Sovjetskog Saveza unutar granica Gruzijske SSR. Josif Staljin, pravim imenom Ioseb Džugašvili, sovjetski vođa od 1928. do 1953. bio je podrijetlom Gruzijac. Nakon osamostaljenja 1991. godine, Gruzijom je vladao Eduard Ševardnadze, no 2003.