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| | Georgia, country, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | Agriculture is a leading occupation in Georgia, whose warmer districts produce large quantities of tea and citrus fruits; tobacco, wine grapes, rice, and mulberry trees (for silk) are also grown. |
 | | Georgia is rich in minerals, notably manganese (mined mostly at Chiatura and in Imeritia) and copper; tungsten, coal, lignite, barites, iron, molybdenum, oil, and peat are also found. |
 | | There are sizable deposits of marble, dolomite, talc, and clays for use in construction. |
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