Outline of Georgia (country)

See also: Index of Georgia (country)-related articles

Georgia is a sovereign Eurasian country, ostensively located in the South Caucasus at the juncture of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.[1] Georgia borders four countries: Turkey to the southwest, Russia to the north, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the east. In addition, there is a western coastline on the Black Sea. Georgia’s population is over 4.3 million, nearly 84% of which are ethnic Georgians (2002).[2]

Ancient Georgia was the site of the kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia. The latter, one of the first countries in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion early in the 4th century, subsequently provided a nucleus around which the medieval Kingdom of Georgia was formed in the 11th century. After a period of political, economic and cultural flourishing, this kingdom went in decline in the 13th century and eventually fragmented into several kingdoms and principalities in the 16th century. The three subsequent centuries of Ottoman and Persian hegemony over these entities were followed by a piecemeal absorption into the Russian Empire in the course of the 19th century. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia had a brief period of independence as a Democratic Republic (1918–1921), which was terminated by the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Georgia became part of the Soviet Union in 1922 and regained its independence in 1991. Early post-Soviet years was marked by a civil unrest and economic crisis. Georgia began to gradually stabilize in 1995, and achieved more effective functioning of state institutions following a bloodless change of power in the so-called Rose Revolution of 2003.[3] However, Georgia continues to suffer from the unresolved secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The relations with Russia remain tense over these issues as well as Georgia’s aspiration of NATO membership.[4]

Georgia is a representative democracy, organized as a secular, unitary, semi-presidential republic. It is currently a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the World Trade Organization, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and GUAM. The country seeks to join NATO and, in the longer term, accession to the European Union.[5]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Georgia:

Contents

General reference

Geography of Georgia

Main article: Geography of Georgia (country)
 Russia 723 km
 Azerbaijan 322 km
 Turkey 252 km
 Armenia 164 km

Environment of Georgia

Natural geographic features of Georgia

Regions of Georgia

Main article: Regions of Georgia

Ecoregions of Georgia

Main article: Ecoregions in Georgia

Administrative divisions of Georgia

Municipalities of Georgia

Demography of Georgia

Main article: Demographics of Georgia

Government and politics of Georgia

Main article: Government of Georgia and Politics of Georgia

Branches of the government of Georgia

Main article: Government of Georgia (country)

Executive branch of the government of Georgia

Legislative branch of the government of Georgia

Judicial branch of the government of Georgia

Foreign relations of Georgia

Main article: Foreign relations of Georgia

International organization membership

Georgia is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Georgia

Main article: Law of Georgia

Military of Georgia

Main article: Military of Georgia

Local government in Georgia

History of Georgia

Main article: History of Georgia, Timeline of the history of Georgia, and Current events of Georgia

Culture of Georgia

Main article: Culture of Georgia

Art in Georgia

Sports in Georgia

Main article: Sports in Georgia

Economy and infrastructure of Georgia

Main article: Economy of Georgia

Education in Georgia

Main article: Education in Georgia

See also

Georgia portal
Southwest Asia portal
Main article: Georgia (country)

References

  1. ^ a b "Georgia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ Department of Statistics under Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2007, p. 22. Tbilisi, 2008.
  3. ^ Parsons, Robert (2008-01-11), "Mikheil Saakashvili’s bitter victory", openDemocracy.net. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  4. ^ Cutler, David & Balmforth, Richard (2008-05-21), "Timeline – Events leading to Georgia's election", Thomson Reuters. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  5. ^ Foreign Policy Strategy 2006-2009, pp. 9-10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.

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