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	Georgia (country) - MSN Encarta
		Georgia is the westernmost country of the South Caucasus (the southern portion of the region of Caucasus), which occupies the isthmus between the Black and Caspian seas; Azerbaijan and Armenia are also located in the South Caucasus.
		Georgia was made a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1922.
		Georgia’s ancient culture is evident in the republic’s architecture, which is renowned for the role it played in the development of the Byzantine style.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556415/Georgia_(country).html (2525 words)

	Economy - Georgia - Asia
		The breakup of the Soviet Union severely dislocated the economy of Georgia by disrupting established trade patterns.
		Georgia became increasingly dependent upon foreign financial and humanitarian aid.
		However, a large portion of the Georgian economy is in the so-called informal sector and outside of usual economic reporting.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/georgia/economy.htm (792 words)

	Georgia (country) information - Search.com
		Eastern Georgia's landscape (referring to the territory east of the Likhi Range) is considerably different from that of the west.
		Georgia's economy has traditionally revolved around Black Sea tourism, cultivation of citrus fruits, tea and grapes; mining of manganese and copper; and output of a small industrial sector producing wine, metals, machinery, chemicals, and textiles.
		Georgia is pinning its hopes for long-term recovery on the development of an international transportation corridor through the key Black Sea ports of P'ot'i and Batumi.
	webshots.search.com /reference/Georgia_(country) (4450 words)

	ipedia.com: Georgia (country) Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Georgia, known from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the south Caucasus.
		Georgia (საქართველო Sakartvelo in Georgian), known from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the south Caucasus.
		On May 5 Abashidze was forced to flee Georgia as mass demonstrations in Batumi called for his resignation and Russia increased their pressure by deploying Security Council secretary Igor Ivanov.
	www.ipedia.com /georgia__country_.html (952 words)

	State of the Environment - Georgia 1995
		In the Soviet period, Georgia was well-known for its large shadow economy: this was the only possibility for private enterpreneurship under the orthodox socialist state-controlled economic system.
		Georgia is rich also with various resources used in the chemical industry (barrite and andesit in Bolnisi) and in the construction industry (high quality marble and other decorative stones, decorative gravel, clay for cement production, basalt, teshenite, granite, diorite, porpirite, etc.).
		The period of relative growth of economy in Georgia during the early 80s, changed to deep crisis after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
	www.grida.no /enrin/htmls/georgia/soegeor/english/backgrnd/economy/economy.htm (647 words)

	The Economy and Economic History of the Republic of Georgia
		Georgia was within the cultural spheres of influence of both Greece and Persia.
		The Ethnic Composition of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic of Georgia, 1979
		The Ossetians are the descendants of a remnant of the Alans, a principal tribe of the Sarmatians, which found refuge in the Caucasus Mountains.
	www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/georgiarep.htm (2763 words)

	Georgia's Economy, Georgia Online, Social Studies, Glencoe Online
		Georgia's modern economy is as diverse as its population.
		Much of Georgia's economy is based on "agribusiness." This means that, while most Georgians do not work on farms, many of them work in jobs that depend on farm and forest products.
		Georgia is rich in natural resources and ranks first in the number of acres of commercial forest.
	www.glencoe.com /sec/socialstudies/georgia_online/georgia_economy.html (668 words)

	Georgia Economy
		Although Georgia experienced some years of growth in the mid-1990s, it was hard hit by the Russian economic crisis of 1998-99.
		Credit from Georgian banks to the economy was 15% of GDP in 2005, compared to 10% in 2004--still low, compared to the average in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland for 2005, which was 36%.
		Georgia is one of the first countries to receive a compact, in the amount of $295 million over five years, from the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation, which offers grant assistance to countries that meet certain requirements for good governance and commitment to reform.
	www.traveldocs.com /ge/economy.htm (1332 words)

	Georgia Today on the Web
		The bill is more than a test on the background of economic tension with the Kremlin, one of the biggest owners of state assets in Georgia due to slapdash privatization exercised by the both the pre-and-post-rose-governments.
		It is not a commercial price,” stormed Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, to media in Strasburg after he had cut a speech at the Euro-parliament’s plenary session held on November 14.
		The government of Georgia has received EU consent to carry out negotiations with Turkey to introduce a free trade regime between Georgia and Turkey.
	www.georgiatoday.ge /articles.php?cat=Economy&version=332 (669 words)

	Georgia - Economy
		Growth through 2002 was positive, and Georgia's economic performance is slowly improving, with GDP growth of 3% in 1999, 2% in 2000, 4.5% in 2001, 5.3% in 2002, and 8.3% in the first nine months of 2003.
		Georgia was the second country of the former Soviet Union to join the World Trade Organization, which will provide additional opportunities for development.
		Georgia reached a debt rescheduling agreement with the Paris Club in 2001, which covered its principal debts due in 2001 and 2002, and also contained a goodwill clause extending the agreement to the amounts falling due in 2003 conditional on the existence of an IMF program.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/georgia/intro-econ.htm (1580 words)

	Economy of Georgia
		Georgia was the second country of the former Soviet Union to join the World Trade Organization, which should provide additional opportunities for development.
		Georgia had previously received debt rescheduling from the Paris Club in 2001, but the agreement was suspended when Georgia fell off track with the IMF.
		Georgia had suffered from a chronic failure to collect tax revenues; however, the new government is making progress and has reformed the tax code, improved tax administration, increased tax enforcement, and cracked down on corruption.
	infotut.com /geography/Georgia/Economy (2859 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Rafting Folklore
		Timber raftsmen played a major role in the economy of Georgia during the great building boom that followed the Civil War.
		Between 1870 and 1930, raftsmen supplied several timber mills in coastal Georgia with the raw material for ships, bridges, railroads, and buildings.
		A project of the Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia/GALILEO, the Office of the Governor, and the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/Folklife/CustomsandLocalTraditions&id=h-547 (875 words)

	CNN.com - Georgia: Hard task for new leaders - Nov. 24, 2003
		Georgia opposition leader Mikhail Saakashvili talks with CNN's Jill Dougherty about the fall of Shevardnadze's presidency.
		Georgia has access to the Black Sea and through the sea to the rest of Europe, thus giving the opportunity to central Asian republics and Caucasian republics to have access to the rest of the world.
		But after that the economy went down and I think after that he lost a little bit of understanding of what problems were happening in the country.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/11/24/georgia.envoy.cnna (943 words)

	Georgia Revealed \| Environmental Overview
		Nearly 40% of Georgia's area is forested, countering the public perception of a ravaged post-Soviet landscape.
		Given Georgia's strong sense of national pride, the result is a country with both high natural quality and the self-awareness to preserve it.
		The healthy agricultural economy of Georgia - tea and citrus in the west, vineyards and livestock in the east - is balanced by diverse flora and fauna populations, rich native cultures, and the stunning scenery of the High Caucasus, the highest mountain range in Europe.
	www.oneworldjourneys.com /georgia/environment.html (347 words)

	Economy of Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Georgia's economy has traditionally revolved around Black Sea tourism, cultivation of citrus fruits, tea and grapes; mining of manganese and copper; and output of a small industrial sector producing wine, metals, machinery, chemicals, and textiles.
		Georgia is pinning its hopes for long-term recovery on the development of an international transportation corridor through the key Black Sea ports of P'ot'i and Batumi.
		Georgia's economic recovery has been hampered by the separatist disputes in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a persistently weak economic infrastructure, resistance to reform on the part of some corrupt and reactionary factions, and the Russian and Asian economic crises.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Georgia (1164 words)

	Welcome to Agro-business Bank Of Georgia
		Georgia, with a total area of 69 700 sq.km can be divided into three geographical regions: mountains, covering about 54% of the total area, highlands about 33% and valleys some 13%.
		The agricultural sector, including the food industry, is of extreme importance to the economy of Georgia.
		One of the factors in the concentration on high value crops in Georgia was the high level of labour required.
	www.abg.com.ge /agriculture.html (740 words)

	Georgia/Abkhazia
		The Government of Georgia proposes to establish a federation for Georgia within which Abkhazia would be granted a wide degree of autonomy.
		The Government of Georgia and the Abkhaz authorities have largely complied with the agreement of 14 May 1994 on a cease-fire and separation of forces.
		In the light of these problems, the Department of Humanitarian Affairs led an inter-agency mission to Georgia in February 1995, for the second consecutive year, to assess the needs of the country and formulate an inter-agency consolidated appeal for the Caucasus, including Georgia, and covering the period from 1 April 1995 to 31 March 1996.
	www.un.org /docs/SG/SG-Rpt/ch4d-10.htm (1718 words)

	Georgia (country)
		Georgia is a country on the Black Sea in the south Caucasus.
		Georgia was conquered by the Russian Empire in the 19th century.
		Georgia is divided into 53 provinces, 9 cities, and 2 autonomous republics
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/g/ge/georgia__country_.shtml (316 words)

	History of Georgia After WWII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Soon, the motto of Independence of Georgia was evident On April 9, 1989, in Tblisi at night a meeting was attacked.
		His return filled the large part of the population of Georgia with hope that the prolonged anarchy would end and the country would stand on the way to stabilization.
		On July 31 of the same year, Georgia was recognised by the UN as its 179th member.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~henkypnk/hisgeorgia2.html (617 words)

	Embassy of Georgia
		Levan Mikeladze, Georgia’s ambassador to the United States, views the non-violent change of power as a signal to other former Soviet countries—and the world—that democracy works and has come to Georgia to stay.
		Mikeladze said Georgia’s new president, Mikhail Saakashvili, a Columbia University-educated lawyer who led the peaceful government takeover, is committed to helping other countries in the region ensure their own democratic future.
		He said Georgia, a picturesque nation of 4.4 million nestled between Russia and the Black Sea, aspires to become a democratic role model for its neighbors, who have struggled with the transition from communism.
	www.georgiaemb.org /DisplayMedia.asp?id=328&from=media (1160 words)

	Wikinfo \| Georgia (country)
		Actually it is derived from the names Kurj or Gurj, by which they are known to the Arabs and modern Persians.
		Another theory purports that the name comes from the Greek geo (earth), because when the Greeks came to Georgia they saw the Georgians working the land.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Georgia_(country) (656 words)

	ARCHE News: The More You Learn, the More You Earn
		As Georgia’s economy continues to develop and grow there is an increasing demand for educated employees.
		The study clearly reveals that in the overall population of Georgia there is a definite relationship between obtaining undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees and earning progressively higher levels of income and enjoying progressively lower rates of unemployment.
		ARCHE was founded in 1938 as the University Center in Georgia and was renamed the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education in January of this year as part of a strategic plan to refocus the organization and expand its mission.
	www.atlantahighered.org /pressroom/learnearn_release.asp (876 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Economy of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Georgia suffered severe political and economic turbulence during the years following the re-establishment of its independence in 1991.
		This growth was attributable to the introduction of a new, stable currency, reduced rates of inflation, and the re-establishment of both economic and political stability.
		Growth has been accelerating since 2000, and Georgia's economic performance is slowly improving; GDP growth peaked at 8.6% in 2003, as construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline began.
	globaledge.msu.edu /IBRD/CountryEconomy.asp?CountryID=18&RegionID=3 (1262 words)

	Georgia Today on the Web
		With regard to Georgia the EBRD report focuses on the need for structural reforms, and continued infrastructure and financial sector development; although it also points out that the risk of inflation and the existence of a weak judiciary remain the country’s most acute challenges for the upcoming year.
		Starting on November 20 the Energy and Society program started at secondary schools in three districts of the capital — Saburtalo, Mtatsminda and Avalabari — and is focused on increasing the sense of civic responsibility in teenagers regarding the electricity-related issues including environment, security, energy-efficiency and, of course, the timely payment of bills.
		Valeri Pantsulaia, the PR Manager of JSC Telasi, told Georgia Today: “Ours is the first ever amongst the energy companies operating in Georgia which has worked out this kind of the special educational program designed for schoolchildren.
	www.georgiatoday.ge /articles.php?cat=Economy&version=335 (470 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Analysis: The economy of Georgia
		Although the economy has grown each year since then, even now production is only around 40% of what it was in 1989.
		Georgia has a substantial informal economy which is hard to reflect in official statistics.
		Georgia is country whose political problems have aggravated a difficult economic situation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/3234322.stm (230 words)

	Georgia Economy, Georgia People
		In spite of overseas supremacy Georgia still retains a discrete and a distinctive culture that gained its influence from the Asian and European way of life.
		The flag of Georgia was officially accepted in the month of May 8, 2003.The flag is designed with three stripes placed horizontally in the color red and white.
		There are 13 stars engulfing the seal of the flag, which signifies that Georgia stands unique while being one among the thirteen colonies.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/georgia-economy-people-culture-flag.html (607 words)

	Georgia Economy 2004 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Georgia's main economic activities include the cultivation of agricultural products such as citrus fruits, tea, hazelnuts, and grapes; mining of manganese and copper; and output of a small industrial sector producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals.
		Despite the severe damage the economy has suffered due to civil strife, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 1995, achieving positive GDP growth and curtailing inflation.
		Georgia also suffers from energy shortages; it privatized the T'bilisi distribution network in 1998, but collection rates are low, making the venture unprofitable.
	www.immigration-usa.com /wfb2004/georgia/georgia_economy.html (329 words)

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