The All Blacks play Georgia in their World Cup match this week - but what do we know about the tiny country?
Here are some relevant and irrelevant facts.
1 - Their signature dish is Khinkali - a spiced meat dumpling - and it's considered rude not to eat this with your bare hands.
2. The population is smaller than New Zealand at 3.75 million.
3. The capital is Tbilisi.
4. The country was part of the Soviet Union until it gained independence in 1991.
5. It's on the intersection between Europe and Asia and among it's bordering countries are Russia and Turkey.
6. The country boasts over 500 different types of spiders
7. The biggest sports are basketball, rugby, football and wrestling
8. The Krubera Cave in Georgia is the deepest known cave in the world.
9. Georgia's best known rugby player is number 8, Mamuka Gorgodze. He plays for Toulon in France.
10. The national rugby team is coached by Kiwi Milton Haig.
The All Blacks don't know much about their opposition – who beat Tonga 17-10 and lost to Argentina 54-9.
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