21. Georgia Republic Disability Organization Asks For International Assistance Following the disintegration of the former ussr, georgia was among the first Sovietrepublics to and the Parliament set up, while a new government was formed. http://www.disabilityworld.org/01-02_01/news/georgia.htm

table of contents home page text-only home page Georgia Republic Disability Organization Asks for International Assistance Sir/Madame, We've just learnt about activity of your organization from Internet. Let me tell you briefly about us. Disabled people and Veterans Assistance and Employment Union as an independent non-governmental organization exists in Tbilisi, Georgia (former Soviet Republic) since 1995. Nowadays there are more than 500 members in Union, among them 10 staff members and volunteers who work at several projects. Our mission is to promote open society building in Georgia, support peaceful initiatives by creation of disabled and veterans' civic institutions and their integration into international democratic systems. Our organization has already carried out several projects, financed by the OSGF, SAVE THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION, DEMOCRACY COMMISSION OF UNITED STATES EMBASSY, we are still struggling for funding of our future projects. One of the most important projects we are going to carry out , is the establishing of a special library "ASSISTANCE" for disabled , It will be the first such kind of establishment in Georgia aiming at filling the gap between disabled people's community and the rest of the society, assistance to their integration and active involvement to social life, reduction of the disabled person's informational isolation. We have got building with special spaces and entrance lift for disabled people on wheelchairs.

22. PLS 201 American Government - Assignment 2 believe state of New Kranie (of the former ussr ) initiates a US Representative (Republican),Bob Barr, former US Congressmen for georgia and served http://www.csupomona.edu/~smemerson/americangov201/americangov/201assign2.html

Political Science (PLS) 201: Introduction to American Government Assignment 2 Home Page Class Contract Class Syllabus Assign. 1 ... Confidence Terms This assignment is presented here in THREE Parts. Part 1: Standards for Grading Written Assignment POINTS STANDARDS APPLIED TO ESSAY ON "CONSTANT COMBATANTS" VIDEO- viewed in class. Clear, concise statement of whether to support or NOT support the President's position.. (Is this a public relations problem or is it a legal, constitutional problem?) Support your position with a BRIEF description of what the "President" did or authorized others to do. A number of actions occur. You need to select those that are most important. Support for your position using references from Burns, the US Constitution, case law, positions reflected in the film, statutory law, the Internet, and the Federalist (e.g. Hamilton/Madison) Credit will be given based on the number of sources you can bring to bear on your position. Clear, concise, conclusion based on your analysis.

23. Allied Territories, Republics And Occupation Areas Of Russia When Tuva was absorbed by the ussr, it became part of the RSFSR. TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATEDREPUBLIC (Armenia, georgia, Azerbaijan) government A former republic. http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/Langenberg/republics.html

Russia Allied territories, republics and occupation areas Here is a summary of the russian allied territories, republics and occupation areas; Location government area population capitol summary ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN BATUM FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC ... WESTERN UKRAINE ARMENIA Location: South of Russia, bounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey Government: Republic Area: 11,306 sq. miles Population: 3,300,00 in 1989 Capital: Yerevan With Azerbaijan and Georgia, Armenia made up the Transcaucasian Federation of Soviet Republics. Stamps of Armenia were replaced in 1923 by those Transcaucasian Federated Republics. With the breakup of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991, Armenia and ten former Soviet republics established the Commonwealt of independent States. AZERBAIJAN Location: Southernmost part of Russia in Eastern Europe, bounded by Georgia, Dagestan, Caspian sea, Persia and Armenia. Government: A Soviet Socialist Republic Area: 32,686 sq. miles Population: 2,096,973 in 1923 Capital: Baku BATUM Location: A Seaport on the Black sea Government: N/A Area: N/A Population: N/A Capital: N/A Batum is the capitol of Adzhar, a territory which, in 1921, became an autonomus republic of the Georgien Soviet Socialist Republic.

24. About Some Principal Causes Of Establishing The International Council For Friend under their control the whole government and the left public and Komsomol organizationsof the former ussr. congresses of the people of georgia, where Appeals http://www.northstarcompass.org/nsc0112/Blau.htm

About some principal causes of establishing the International Council for Friendship and Solidarity with Soviet People Vice Chairman of the Georgian Association of Friendship with People Due to the fact that the 4 member Georgian delegation was not able to obtain Canadian visas, they were not present at the World Congress. Only now have we managed to receive their report that they were to make at the Congress. Below we publish this report. "Dear delegates and Guests of the Congress: Helen Blau Perhaps I could begin by saying that at this significant international event, our delegation represents the People’s Patriotic Union (PPU) of Georgia, which was established in September of 1998 on the initiative of the United Communist Party of Georgia (UCPG). Its chairman is a retired Major-General Panteleimon I. Georgadze. Its vice-chairman is Avtandil G. Maruashvili. A co-founder of the PPU of Georgia is the Georgian Association of Friendship with People (a public organization) that signed the Call for the establishment of the International Council. The other principal constituent members of the Union are: The Soviets of the Working People ( a public and political organization)

25. The People Of Georgia in communications from the central government in Moscow. educated of all the nationalitiesin the former ussr. all levels of education in georgia have been http://www.osgf.ge/all/ika/people_of_georgia.htm

The People of Georgia Introduction The People of Georgia Economy Government ... Eduard Shevardnadze The Georgian identity has been closely tied to religion since the introduction of Christianity in the early 4th century. After about 100 years of subjugation by the Russian Orthodox Church, the Georgian Orthodox Church, which predated the former, reclaimed its independence after the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917. During the Soviet period, religious practice was strongly discouraged because the Soviet state was officially atheistic; however, the Georgian Orthodox Church was allowed to function openly. Although a Georgian literary tradition dates from the 5th century, the 12th and 13th centuries are considered the golden age of Georgian literary development. The national epic of Georgia, Vepkhis-tqaosani (The Man in the Tiger's Skin), was written during this period by poet Shotha Rusthaveli ( see Georgian Literature). Western European cultural movements, especially romanticism, began to influence Georgian writers and artists during the 19th century. Many Georgian writers produced works of high quality in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Beginning in the 1920s, however, the Soviet regime required artistic works to glorify socialist ideals ( see Socialist Realism). Georgian writers and artists were censored and in some cases executed for noncompliance. During the Soviet period, Georgian author Konstantin Gamsakhurdia won acclaim for his historical novels.

26. Armenia, Country Commercial Guide, August 1996 its (currently) only two neighboring trade partners, georgia and Iran of nations whichemerged from the former ussr; however its government ROLE IN THE ECONOMY. http://www.arminco.com/Armenia/CCG/CCG96/chapter2.htm

CHAPTER 2 ECONOMIC TRENDS AND OUTLOOK 2.1. MAJOR TRENDS AND OUTLOOK Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia had developed a highly sophisticated industrial sector, supplying to the USSR and foreign markets machine building equipment, defense electronics and optics, textiles, and other manufactured goods in exchange for raw materials and energy resources. Armenia today remains a large food importer. Its mineral deposits - copper, coal, molybdenum, and gold - appear so far to be relatively small. The economic decline, which started with the 1988 earthquake and the disintegration of the USSR, was particularly severe in 1991-94 due to the ongoing conflict over the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan and Turkey shut down pipeline and railroad traffic to Armenia for its support of the Karabakh Armenians. Georgia provides Armenia with its only means to receive deliveries of natural gas. Most industrial enterprises remain either shut down or operating at drastically reduced levels. At the same time, the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has forced the government to militarize a number of its operating machinery manufacturers, thus putting additional non-productive burden on the weak economy. With IMF help, the Armenian economy stabilized in 1993-1995. Inflation was brought under control and negative growth bottomed out. Long term resolution of the country's economic problems will depend on solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reestablishing normal relations with the neighboring countries of Turkey and Azerbaijan, and lifting the embargoes. A settlement would give full play to the country's existing industrial and agricultural potential, and highly educated and skilled human resources, while establishing Armenia’s normal trade and supply links.

27. Index For Georgia is living and working in georgia, a former ussr republic located Consulates forgeorgia Embassies Consulates for georgia - government Country http://www.escapeartist.com/georgia/georgia.html

Living in Georgia: A Country Profile@ EscapeArtist.com Index for the Balkans Moving to Georgia ~Living in Georgia ~ Real Estate in Georgia Georgia in the warm heart of the Caucasus - Living in Georgia - Duncan Williamson is living and working in Georgia, a former USSR republic located in the Caucasus region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea of Eastern Europe and Asia. Scenery, people, and traditions abound. Duncan writes, "Tamadas must have a serious side, too. During any Supra there will be toasts for everyone for getting together, to Georgia, to parents, to children, to the dear departed, to peace, to friendship, to any honored guests, and if someone ends a toast with alaverdi, it means the person being toasted has to reply." Georgia is the land of wine, churches, and legends. New - Search Engines Of The World - Search Engines Of The World - We are in the process of developing the internet's largest database of search engines; not just links, but actual search engines with query boxes that you can search right from our website. Eventually to consist of over 1,000 search engines in categories too numerous to mention, this new resource is well worth checking out. Do so. About Moving to Georgia - About Moving to Georgia Articles on Living and Investing in Georgia - Articles on Living and Investing in Georgia Banks of Georgia - Banks of Georgia - Including Banks for Georgia.

28. - Levon Travel - Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Many European Countries, Tours, Vaca The new Soviet government did not accept the union, and its neutrality in September1939, the ussr forced it SSR was proclaimed, and the former Moldavian ASSR http://www.levontravel.com/NEW/COUNTRY/Moldova/Info/History_Moldova.htm

Tours and Related Services Visa Information Moldova : History The history of Moldova is complicated by the fact that the republic's present-day territory was not called Moldova or Moldavia until 1940. Present-day Moldova occupies the central two-thirds of a region historically referred to as Bessarabia. For centuries the name Moldova referred to a larger area encompassing Bessarabia and stretching from the Black Sea in the south to Bukovina, a former province of Romania, in the north, and from the Siret River in the west to the Dnestr in the east. Established in the 15th century, Moldova has a long history of foreign domination. It fell under Turkish sovereignity in the 16th century, and part of the north was added to the Austrian Empire in the 18th century. From 1812 to 1856 Russians occupied the eastern portion of Moldova, which they named Bessarabia. After Bessarabia was returned to Moldova in 1856, Moldova and Walachia were united to form the Kingdom of Romania in 1859. The territorial integrity of the new Romanian state did not last long, however. In 1878 Russian forces reannexed Bessarabia, which remained part of the Russian Empire until 1917. In March 1918 the Bessarabian legislature voted in favor of unification with Romania, and at the Paris Peace Conference in 1920 the union was officially recognized by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and other western countries.

29. The CIS And The Caucasus a viable postCommunist society and government while also eg between Russia and georgia,are reportedly The transformation of the former ussr's border regions http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/forum90.html

Number 90, November 1996 The CIS and the Caucasus by Edward Marks Conclusions Russia initially viewed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as an artificial organization. But, since 1993, elements of the Russian government have tried to use the CIS as a vehicle for the voluntary reintegration of the former Soviet republics. Moscow is promoting the CIS as a regional peacekeeping organization, seeking recognition as a UN Chapter VIII Regional Organization, similar to the Organization of American States. International acceptance of the CIS as a regional organization has been hampered by Russia's dominance of the organization. The CIS is seen as a cover for Moscow's imperial intentions. International recognition of the CIS is also hampered by the fact that most of its member states are still struggling to establish their sovereignty. Until more CIS member states are viable, the international character of the organization will be questioned. The states of the Caucasus region have different views regarding membership in a regional organization. Armenia and Georgia are favorably disposed, in prinicple, towards membership, but they have discrete reservations about their relationship with the CIS. Azerbaijan, on the other hand, anticipates its oil riches will allow it to return to its former golden days and has reservations about joining any regional organization. All the states of the Caucasus are suspicious of Moscow's intentions towards the region. Commonwealth or Empire

30. Statistical Resources of the demographic situation in Abkhazia, georgia, in the By Kurdistan Regional government Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan East European, and former ussr Resources Page http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/slav/statistics.html

slavic, east european, and former USSR resources Statistical Resources Sites with General Statistical Data and Information Statistical Resources on the Web Foreign Government Data Sources . From University of Michigan. From Hokkaido University - Slavic Research Center . [Sites with statistical information for Russia, the USSR and former USSR countries, and countries of Central and Eastern Europe.] Sources for International Statistics . Including Europe and Soviet Union, Russia, and Eurasia Statistics. The World Bank Group - Data and Maps . And The World Bank Group The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB) . Link to its Special Data Dissemination Standard Site (SDDS) Central Bank Websites . From Bank for International Settlements. Central Banks Links Page . From Bank of Russia. Includes Central banks of several CIS and Baltic Countries, as well as other foreign countries.

31. The Nation Builder - Stanford Lawyer Issue 59 appreciation, the government of georgia awarded Radon foreign minister of the ussr,by publicly hosting Zbigniew Brzyzinski, former national security http://lawschool.stanford.edu/alumni/lawyer/59/feature4.shtml

HERE'S A SCENE in the last James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough, in which Agent 007 is whisked through miles of empty pipeline across an oil-producing region of the former Soviet Union. Naturally, he arrives unscathed. Jenik Radon '71 wishes his run-in with an oil pipeline had been as uneventful. "The excitement of pipeline negotiations is very un-Bond-like," Radon told students and Stanford policy analysts, including former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, during an address at the law school last spring. In the early 1980s Radon established and directed the Afghanistan Relief Committee for refugees and freedom fighters displaced during the Afghans' war with Russia, and he helped the fledgling government of post-communist Poland build its legal infrastructure. "I see it as a process of nation building, and it's very rewarding work," Radon said. Radon still is struggling to overcome the loss of his wife, his companion since they met on her first day at the law school 30 years ago. "They were really a Stanford couple," recalled classmate Janine Dolezel '71. "They were always together." Radon says his strong network of friends and colleagues and a busy work schedule have eased the loss. He finds particular solace in the company of the young people who are alumni of his Eesti Fellowship at Columbia University. Established by Radon in 1990, the Eesti is a prized assignment that earns undergraduates the opportunity to work closely with the Estonian president and cabinet-level officials. Eesti Fellows have gone on to become Marshall, Rhodes, and Fulbright scholars, and, in many cases, Stanford Law School students. Six of Radon's Eesti alumni have attended Stanford Law School just in the past two years. "I tell them at the outset that if they go to law school, they have to go to Stanford," Radon joked. "Those who aren't quite up to snuff are permitted to go to Harvard."

32. Karabakh Conflict: Discussions - The Legal Aspects Of The Karabakh Conflict Representatives of the Azerbaijani government visiting Stepanakert were the nationalminorities in the former ussr did not in Armenia and georgia, and Armenian http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/karabakh/karabakh_duscussions/karabakh_moll

Winter 1993 (AI 1.1) The Legal Aspects of the Karabakh Conflict by Jeyhun Mollazade, Ph.D. President, US-Azerbaijan Council The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan was the first major ethno-political conflict the former Soviet Union. This article reviews legal aspects of this confrontation. 1. The Karabakh Conflict in relation to the Laws and Constitution of the former USSR. On February 20 1988 a Session of the Supreme Soviet of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR) in regional center of Stepanakert appealed to the Supreme Soviet of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the USSR government to allow it to be joined to Armenia. The Azerbaijani government quickly rejected this request on the basis of the USSR Constitution of 1977, Article 78, which provides that "the territory of Union Republics may be altered by mutual agreement of the Republics concerned, subject to ratification by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." This constitutional act of Azerbaijan was received in Nagorno-Karabakh and in Armenia with hostilities against Azeris. Strikes and mass demonstrations were organized in order to exert pressure on the Soviet central government.

33. Latest News daily newspaper of the Russian government, is inviting on Russians and Russianculture throughout the former ussr. says Council of Europe georgia Feb 21 http://www.ijnet.org/News/CEENIS/Georgia/

Georgia CEE/NIS Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Mongolia Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Yugoslavia Search Site for In CEE/NIS Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Mongolia Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Yugoslavia Georgia Media Assistance Media Outlets Press Overview ... Training Archive This site is sponsored by the Open Society Institute The Freedom Forum and friends of ICFJ. Latest Highlights Media/Assistance News Council of Europe schedules media events in April Armenia Apr 3, 2003 The Media Division of the Council of Europe has scheduled during April a series of media-related events in several former Soviet states and countries of Eastern Europe. IREX accepting research proposals for Starr grants program Armenia Mar 28, 2003

34. Indiana University Bloomington Libraries Green Box Reference Sources: Georgia Handbook States of the former ussr, HA1444.S72 Unit National Bank of georgia Education/Literacy developmentSustainable Development government report to the http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/guides/green/georgia.html

Georgia Map of Georgia General Information Sources in GIMSS The Europa World Year Book , JN1.E89 (GIMSS reference desk) The Statesman's Year-Book , AY754.S7 (GIMSS reference desk) The World Factbook , PrEx3.15: (GIMSS reference desk) The World Factbook World Development Indicators , HC59.69.W68 (GIMSS reference desk) World Development Indicators , HC59.69.W682 (high-use CD Roms; inquire at desk) Portals to the World [from LC] Background Information on Countries of the World [from the State Dept., permanent electronic archive, through 1/20/2001] Country Information [from the State Dept. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, 1/20/2001-] Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: Country Studies , D101.22: 550-111 (SuDocs reference) Georgia: A Country Study Census/Population International Data Base (IDB) (population statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau) National Population Policies , HB849.1.P67 no. 171 (LC reference) Constitution Transition to Democracy , KJC4445.T73 (GIMSS reference desk) Culture/Cultural Policy World Culture Report , CB430.W67 (GIMSS reference desk) (Includes statistics on such topics as tourism, world heritage sites, and access to mass media and information technology)

35. Zaridze for the Defense Ministry of the former ussr. Department of Physics, Tbilisi StateUniversity, georgia. Two Projects executed for Greek government via grants http://lae.ictsu.tsu.edu.ge/Zaridze.htm

Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Professor Revaz Zaridze The Head of LAE Curriculum Vitae Position: Professor of Department of General Physics, Head of Laboratory of Applied Electrodynamics Date and Place of Birth: May 08, 1938, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR E-mail: rzaridze@resonan.ge rzaridze@lae.ictsu.tsu.edu.ge Educational Background: June 1962 Master's degree in Low-Temperature Physics, Tbilisi State University , Georgia. June 1973 Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Tbilisi State University , Georgia. October 1986 Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Science, Institute of Radio - Engineering Physics and Electronics, Academy of Science of USSR, Moscow, Russia. USSR. Professional Experience: Radio-Engineer of Semiconductors Problem Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tbilisi State University , Georgia. Set up experiments for students in the laboratory and repaired the damaged electronic equipment.

36. Chechen Terrorists In Dagestan - Made In Russia The government information agency ITARTASS quoted the In the former ussr the trainingof terrorists Separatist forces in Moldova, georgia, Tadzhikistan, and http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=1999/8/25/210119

37. Military & Arms Transfer News - Issue 95/2, 27 January 1995 The Saudi Arabian government was said to have hired 120 budget less than a thirdthat of the former ussr. ORDER OF BATTLE georgia (former SOVIET REPUBLIC). http://csf.colorado.edu/dfax/matn/matn9502.htm

Military and Arms Transfer News Issue 95/2, 27 January 1995 Editor: Spike Robinson. Written by Spike Robinson and Philip McNab. Credits Farndon House Information Trust Return to index page Table of Contents AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA SAYS REAGAN HELPED IT GET NUCLEAR FUEL SOUTH AFRICA OBTAINED ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE FRENCH FIRMS DENY URANIUM SALE TO S.AFRICA ... SOUTH AFRICA SAYS REAGAN HELPED IT GET NUCLEAR FUEL Former South African Foreign Minister Pik Botha admitted that former US President Reagan helped South Africa obtain nuclear fuel by relaxing pressure on France (initiated by former President Carter) to refuse to supply South Africa. However he denied that there was a 'quid pro quo' with the US concerning independence talks for Namibia. Botha said that Reagan was sympathetic because Botha had assured him that South Africa would inform the US before exploding a nuclear device. Reference: 950117.036 REUTER NEWS REPORTS Tuesday January 10, 1995 SOUTH AFRICA OBTAINED ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE Newspaper reports, citing evidence obtained after changes in South Africa's secretive Atomic Energy Act, claimed that South Africa obtained enriched uranium from France in the 1980s. South Africa thus circumvented a US decision not to supply enriched uranium to states which did not allow international nuclear inspections. Reference: 950117.004

38. Smart Publish Application :: Publications List the lives of the Chechens and pressure the georgian government to deny the stagenames Dr Ika, Jango Raveheart) was born in Tbilisi, georgia (former ussr). http://qseli.net/SmartPublish/articles_list.asp?vfid=15

39. CAP - Research Group On The Global Future - Statistics - Security rival factions for control over either government or territory. displayed in the regionsof the former ussr (NagornoKarabakh, georgia, Northern Caucasus http://www.cap.uni-muenchen.de/fgz/statistics/statistics07.htm

www.cap.uni-muenchen.de/fgz/ Search News Profile Events ... Contact Statistics Introduction I. World Population II. GDP III. Urban Polulation ... VI. CO2 Emissions VII. Security VIII. Phone Connectivity IX. Internet Usage X. University Education XI. Brain Drain Global Statistics VII. Security Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Apart from two marginal rises in 1990 and 1998, the total number of armed conflicts around the world, that is conflicts, where the armed forces of two or more states or of one state and one or more armed factions were involved, and where at least 1000 people were killed in combat, has continuously declined since 1989. Conflicts that emerged after 1989 have to a large degree been successfully contained in relation to older conflicts showing continuous activity. Only five of the 27 armed conflicts active in 1998 originated after 1989. This relation suggests that the longer and more intense an armed conflict, the more difficult it is to reach and implement a comprehensive peace agreement. Source: SIPRI There is a clear trend away from inter-state towards intra-state conflicts. In 1998, only two of the 27 active armed conflicts took an inter-state form (Eritrea-Ethiopia and India-Pakistan), and only six of all the armed conflicts since 1989 have been between states. Internal conflicts are mostly struggles between rival factions for control over either government or territory. Since 1989 there has been an observable trend towards separatist conflicts as a proportion of total conflicts.

40. Georgia - General Information Foreign Affairs of georgia, the government department, responsible TOURISM POTENTIALgeorgia was one of the leaders of recreational system in the former ussr. http://www.mfa.gov.ge/general.html

Main page Directory Foreign policy Consular info • WELCOME TO OUR WEB SITE Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Government department, responsible for foreign affairs through our headquarters in Tbilisi and Georgian Embassies and Consulates throughout the world. Search listsrv@mfa.gov.ge • General information about Georgia HOME PAGE: COUNTRY PROFILE: GEORGIA - GENERAL INFORMATION NAME OF THE COUNTRY: Conventional form: Georgia Local form: Sakartvelo CAPITAL: Tbilisi LOCATION: Georgia is situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, in the Western part of the Transcaucasia on the southern slopes of the Caucasian mountains, between the 40' and 47' latitude east and 42' and 44 longitude north, covering the area of 69.700 sq. km. It shares borders with the Russian Federation in the north, the Republic of Azerbaijan in the south-east, the Republic of Armenia in the south, and the Republic of Turkey in the south-west. Western Georgia is bounded by the Black Sea. LANDSCAPE: The surface of Georgia ranges in altitude from meters on the Black Sea level up to 5.184 meters. The northern, central and southern parts are dominated by mountains (with Caucasus mountains in the north, Likhi range in the central part and lesser Caucasus mountains in the south). Kolkhida Lowland opens to the Black Sea in the west, while in eastern Georgia all rivers join the Mtkvari (Kura) river, forming the Caspian basin. 2/3 of the territory is mountainous, the average height being 1200 meters. The main peaks are : Shkhara (5184), Kazbegi (5033), Rustaveli (4960), Tetnuldi (4852), Ushba (4710), and Shkhelda (4322). The main rivers are: Mtkvari (384 km), Alazani (390 km), Iori (375 km), Rioni (327 km), Enguri (221 km), and Khrami (220 km).

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