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:
The number of visitors in April, 2014 amounted to 390 685, more by 7,1% than the index of the same period in 2013.
As for January-April period, the number of visits to the country amounted to 1 396 952 - more by 7,4 % than the index of the same period in 2013.
According to the new method of a conditional division, the correlation of specific weight is the following:
a) Tourist - 519 482 visits (37,2% of general number; increase by 12,1% in comparison with the same index of the last year);
b) Transit - 267 684 visits (19,1% of general number, increase by 28% in comparison with the same index of the last year);
c) Other - 609 786 visits (43,7% of general number, reduction by -3% in comparison with the same index of the last year).
The most of the visits in April, 2014 was paid again from Turkey (-14,6%), Azerbaijan (+14,1%), Armenia (+12,4%), Russia (+41,3%) and Ukraine (+22,2%). Also, positive position is retained by the EU countries: respecting the increase of the number of arrivals to Georgia in January-April the following countries traditionally take the leading position: Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Germany (relevantly - 101%, 65%, 28%, 18%, 16% an 14%), Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan (21%), among the countries of Middle East: Israel - 34%, among the countries of Eastern Europe – citizens of Belarus and Moldova with 50% and 19% increase.
