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01-05-2017

STATISTIC DATA ON THE NUMBER OF VISITORS ENTERING GEORGIA (April 2017))

The Information Analytical Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs presents the statistic data on the visitors having crossed the state border of Georgia during the last month, in particular:

In April 2017 510 594 visitors arrived to Georgia which is more by 10.2% than the index of the same period in 2016.

In January-April period the number of visitors amounted to 1 776 719, which is more by 11,1% than the index of the same period in 2016, as for the number of tourists it has amounted to 736 265 visits which is more by 26.9% than the index of the same period in 2016

According to the new method of a conditional division the number of visitors having crossed the state border of Georgia in April 2017 is the following:

a) Tourist – 222 622 (43.6%, of general number; increase by 29.7% in comparison with the index of the same period in 2016);

b) Transit –107 865 visits (21,1% of general number, in comparison with the index of the last year the number increased by 0,3%);

c) Other – 180 107 visits (35,3% of general number, increase by -2,1% in comparison with the index of the last year).

The most of the visits in April 2017, were paid again from Armenia (+13.2%), Azerbaijan (+7.1%), Turkey (-19.2), Russia (+16.5%), Ukraine (+27.2%) and Iran (+183.9%); Positive tendencies are also retained by the EU states in January-April. The following countries took leading position: Germany Poland, France, Great Britain, Lithuania and Bulgaria (43%, 30%, 30%, 26%, 25% and 22%). Near Esat-Israel (67%) Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan (18%), Uzbekistan (190%) Turkmenistan (113%). In East European countries Belarus is leading with 28% and Moldova with 7%. Herewith, the number of visitors from the United states has reached 17%.