05.11.2013. Georgia’s Ministry of Interior Affairs published statistical data of the visitors who crossed Georgian borders. MIA informs that there were 480,510 visits to Georgia in October 2013, 14.1% more than in 2012. As for January-October, there were 4.556,110 visits, 23.7% more than in 2012. According to the division of the data: A. tourists – 1.785,244 visits (39.2% of total amount, 17.4% more compared to the previous year); B. transit – 1.001,010 visits (22% of the total number, 57.3% more than the previous year) C. others 1.769,856 visits (38.8% of the total number, 15.8% more than the previous year).
In October 2013, most of the visitors in Georgia were from Turkey (-10%), Azerbaijan (+13.5%), Armenia (+34.3%), Russia (+37%), Ukraine (+58.6%) and Iran (+26.7%).
As for the increase of the visits, along with Poland-Czech republic-Austria, France Italy and Germany have increased the number of visits (70%,34%, 27% 20%, 17% and 17%), from Middle Asian countries – Kazakhstan (39%), Near East – Israel (31%), Eastern European countries – citizens of Belarus – 61%.
Activity by Georgian citizens crossing the state border has increased, that was 22.4% (entry) and 22.8% (exit) in the first 10 months 2013.
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