The main ethnic minorities in Georgia are Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Ukrainians, Russians, Greeks, Abkhazians, Ossetians, Kists, Assyrians and Yazidi.
[4] As Georgia during medieval times remained the victim of military aggression coming from its neighbors, its territories near the borders were often abandoned by Georgians, and the vacated areas were occupied by other ethnic groups.
This policy was started by the Russian Empire after establishing its rule over Georgia, replacing the Georgians populations near the borders with other ethnic groups because of economical or military interests.
As of 2008, the Georgian government funded:[11] In order to provide equal opportunity for every citizen of Georgia to receive higher education, the students can choose to pass national examination in general skills in Russian, English, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Ossetian or Abkhaz language.
[13] The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has special new programmes in Abkhaz, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian and Ossetian languages.
In addition, there is special public broadcasting in the Abkhaz and Ossetian languages focused on Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.