The native name is Sakartvelo (საქართველო; "land of Kartvelians"), derived from the core central Georgian region of Kartli, recorded from the 9th century, and in extended usage referring to the entire medieval Kingdom of Georgia by the 13th century.
Today the full, official name of the country is "Georgia", as specified in the Georgian constitution which reads "Georgia shall be the name of the State of Georgia."[REF]