Short answers, pulled from the story.
The oldest traces of archaic humans in what is now Georgia date from approximately 1.8 million years ago. These remains belong to the Dmanisi hominins, a subspecies of Homo erectus representing the oldest-known fossils of hominins in Eurasia.
King Mirian III adopted Christianity as the state religion of Iberia in 337. This began the Christianization of the Western Caucasus region and anchored it firmly in Rome's sphere of influence.
Georgia declared independence on the 26th of May 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917. The Menshevik Social Democratic Party won the parliamentary election and Noe Zhordania became prime minister.
Romania became the first country to recognize Georgia in August 1991. This occurred shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union when the Supreme Council declared independence on the 9th of April 1991.
The highest mountain in Georgia is Mount Shkhara at 5,201 meters above sea level. The second highest peak is Mount Janga at 5,068 meters.