To which countries in Europe did Georgians travel the most in December 2018? Statistics
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs says 7,914 Georgian citizens went to Germany last month – higher than any other country in the Schengen zone.
Italy came in second with 4,093 people, and Poland third with 3,679.
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The statistics concern 29 countries, including “problem-free” countries which did not refuse entry to a single Georgian citizen in December 2018. These 12 countries were: the Netherlands, Lithuania, Romania, Portugal, Bulgaria, Malta, Norway, Croatia, Slovakia, Finland, Luxembourg and Slovenia.
Georgian citizens received the most rejections from Italy (46), as well as Cyprus (35) and Spain (33).
• Georgia citizens have been able to travel to Schengen countries visa-free since 28 March 2017.
• According to the 2014 census, the largest number of emigrants from Georgia live in Russia, Greece and Turkey:
1. Russian Federation – 21%
2. Greece – 15.9%
3. Turkey – 11.2%
4. Italy – 10.9%
5. Germany – 7.1%
6. United States – 5.7%
7. Spain – 4.1%
8. France – 3.7%
9. Ukraine – 3.7%
10. Azerbaijan – 2%