diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geoip/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/geoip/base.py
index a1d476c0a5..d40ae7e9ae 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geoip/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geoip/base.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.contrib.gis.geoip.prototypes import (
 from django.core.validators import ipv4_re
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text
 
 # Regular expressions for recognizing the GeoIP free database editions.
 free_regex = re.compile(r'^GEO-\d{3}FREE')
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ class GeoIP(object):
         if self._city:
             GeoIP_delete(self._city)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        version = ''
+        if GeoIP_lib_version is not None:
+            version += ' [v%s]' % force_text(GeoIP_lib_version())
+        return '<%(cls)s%(version)s _country_file="%(country)s", _city_file="%(city)s">' % {
+            'cls': self.__class__.__name__,
+            'version': version,
+            'country': self._country_file,
+            'city': self._city_file,
+        }
+
     def _check_query(self, query, country=False, city=False, city_or_country=False):
         "Helper routine for checking the query and database availability."
         # Making sure a string was passed in for the query.
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geoip2/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/geoip2/base.py
index 582358969c..44164f1d71 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geoip2/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geoip2/base.py
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ class GeoIP2(object):
         if self._reader:
             self._reader.close()
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        meta = self._reader.metadata()
+        version = '[v%s.%s]' % (meta.binary_format_major_version, meta.binary_format_minor_version)
+        return '<%(cls)s %(version)s _country_file="%(country)s", _city_file="%(city)s">' % {
+            'cls': self.__class__.__name__,
+            'version': version,
+            'country': self._country_file,
+            'city': self._city_file,
+        }
+
     def _check_query(self, query, country=False, city=False, city_or_country=False):
         "Helper routine for checking the query and database availability."
         # Making sure a string was passed in for the query.
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py
index 6afd441216..116f65b11d 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ from unittest import skipUnless
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.gis.geoip import HAS_GEOIP
+from django.contrib.gis.geoip.prototypes import GeoIP_lib_version
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS, GEOSGeometry
 from django.test import ignore_warnings
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 
 if HAS_GEOIP:
     from django.contrib.gis.geoip import GeoIP, GeoIPException
@@ -128,3 +130,21 @@ class GeoIPTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(warns), 1)
         msg = str(warns[0].message)
         self.assertIn('django.contrib.gis.geoip is deprecated', msg)
+
+    def test_repr(self):
+        path = settings.GEOIP_PATH
+        g = GeoIP(path=path)
+        country_path = g._country_file
+        city_path = g._city_file
+        if GeoIP_lib_version:
+            expected = '<GeoIP [v%(version)s] _country_file="%(country)s", _city_file="%(city)s">' % {
+                'version': force_text(GeoIP_lib_version()),
+                'country': country_path,
+                'city': city_path,
+            }
+        else:
+            expected = '<GeoIP _country_file="%(country)s", _city_file="%(city)s">' % {
+                'country': country_path,
+                'city': city_path,
+            }
+        self.assertEqual(repr(g), expected)
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py
index 7b81a1a7de..71824c3916 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py
@@ -137,3 +137,17 @@ class GeoIPTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('US', d['country_code'])
         self.assertEqual('Lawrence', d['city'])
         self.assertEqual('KS', d['region'])
+
+    def test_repr(self):
+        path = settings.GEOIP_PATH
+        g = GeoIP2(path=path)
+        meta = g._reader.metadata()
+        version = '%s.%s' % (meta.binary_format_major_version, meta.binary_format_minor_version)
+        country_path = g._country_file
+        city_path = g._city_file
+        expected = '<GeoIP2 [v%(version)s] _country_file="%(country)s", _city_file="%(city)s">' % {
+            'version': version,
+            'country': country_path,
+            'city': city_path,
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(repr(g), expected)