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About 3.5 million Georgians (Kartveli eri or Kartvelebi in Georgian) live in the republic of Georgia (70% of the population), but there are also: about 2 million in Turkey (historical Georgian region Tao-Klarjeti), about 500,000 in Russia, more than 50,000 in Iran (Fereydoon Shahr), about 150,000 in Afganistan, about 50,000 in Azerbaijan and about 150,000 in other countries (USA, France, Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands, etc.).

Ethnographic groups of Georgian people are: Mingrelians (Megrels), Svans, Lazs, Imeretians, Guruls, Ajarians, Lechkhums, Rachvels, Kartlis, Kakhetians, Khevsurs, Tushs.