Democratic Republic of Georgia

The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა, Sakartvelos Demokratiuli Respublika), 1918–1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia.

Democratic Republic of Georgia საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა (Georgian)
1918–1921
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings
Claimed borders of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
Capital	Tbilisi
Common languages	Georgian (official) Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Svan, Mingrelian, Laz
Religion	Georgian Orthodox[source?]
Government	Republic
Chairman
• 1918	Noe Ramishvili
• 1918–1921	Noe Zhordania
Historical era	Interwar period
• Established	May 26 1918
• Soviet invasion	11 February 1921
• Soviet annexation	25 February 1921
Area
1919	107,600 km2 (41,500 sq mi)
Population
• 1919	2500000
Currency	Georgian maneti
ISO 3166 code	GE
Preceded by Succeeded by Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Turkey
Today part of	Armenia  Azerbaijan  Georgia  Russia  Turkey

Georgia's capital was Tbilisi, and its state language was Georgian. Created on May 26, 1918, on the break-up of the Transcaucasian Federation, it was led by the Social Democratic Menshevik party. Facing permanent internal and external problems, the young state was not able to withstand the invasion by the Russian SFSR Red Armies. It collapsed between February and March 1921 to become a Soviet republic.