Caucus Region Countries

We start the Caucus region with Georgia. Georgias capital and largest city is Tbilisi whose population is about 1.25 million people. Georgia has a population of about 5.3 million people. The climate for Georgia is Warm with Mediterranean-like on the Black Sea coast. Georgia also did not have their average temperatures or rainfall amounts. Georgias official language is Georgian. 70% of the country is of Georgian descent, followed by 8% Armenian, 6% Russian, 6% Azeri, 5% other, 3% Ossetian, and 2% Abkhaz. 65% of the country is Georgian Orthodox; followed by 11% of the population being Muslim, 10% Russian Orthodox, 8% being Armenian Apostolic, and 6% are unknown (meaning they did not provide any information in that area).

Next we move onto Azerbaijan whose capital and largest city is Baku, which has a population of about 1.3 million people. Azerbaijan has a population of abut 8.1 million people. The climate of Azerbaijan is dry, with a semi-arid steppe. The average temperature in January is 37.9F and the average temperature in July is a warm 78.3F. Rainfall averages were unavailable for Azerbaijan at this time. 90% of Azerbaijan is Azeri, followed by 3% Dagestan, 2% Russian, 2% other, and 2% Armenian. 93% of Azerbaijan is Muslim, followed by 2% of Russian Orthodox, 2% of Armenian Orthodox, and 2% other.

Armenia is our last stop in the Caucus Region with about a population of 3.9 million people. Their largest city and capital is Yerevan. Yerevan has a population of about 1.26 million people. The climate for Armenia is a Highland Continental; there are hot summers, and cool winters. The average temperature in January is 32.9F and the average temperature in July is a HOT 91.2F. Even with such warm temperatures, Armenia receives 23.4 of rain a year. The languages of Armenia are so interesting and varied I thought that you should see for yourself. Armenian is the official language; Russian is spoken by a significant minority; other spoken languages include Azerbaijani, Ukrainian, Greek, Georgia, Karachay-Balkar and Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish); records also indicate evidences of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. 93% of the country is Armenian, 3% are Azeri, 2% are Russian, and the other 2% are Yezidi Kurds. 94% of the country is Armenian Orthodox, with 4% being other types of Christians, and 2% are Yezidi.