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	Republic of Georgia
		Georgia occupies an area of about 70 000 sq km (population 5,5 million) and is thus twice the size of Belgium and nearly twice as large as Switzerland.
		Georgia was struck by a major earthquake in 1991, which caused extensive loss of life and output.
		Sokhumi is an important transport junction of the republic; through it pass the Black-Sea railway and an asphalt motor-way, connecting the town with districts of the Georgia and North Caucasus.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/georgian/history.html (6867 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Milledgeville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It served as the fourth capital of Georgia (1804-68) and was the seat of the state government throughout the Civil War.
		In 1803 an act of the Georgia legislature called for the establishment and survey of a town to be named in honor of the current governor, John Milledge.
		On January 19, 1861, Georgia convention delegates passed the Ordinance of Secession, and the "Republic of Georgia" joined the Confederate States of America, to the accompaniment of wild celebration, bonfires, and illuminations on Milledgeville's Statehouse Square.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-769 (1261 words)

	World InfoZone - Georgia Facts
		The Greeks and Romans called the western part of Georgia "Kolkheti" (Colchis); the eastern part of the country was known as Iberia.
		The Bagrationi family ruled Georgia at the beginning of the ninth century and continued to rule a part of the country until the beginning of the nineteenth century.
		Georgia's independence was followed by a civil war and conflict in Abkhazia and South Ossetia (now Tskhinvali).
	www.worldinfozone.com /facts.php?country=Georgia (471 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: John Adam Treutlen (1733-1782)
		He was a leader in Georgia of the American Revolution and helped write Georgia's first constitution.
		Upon their arrival in Georgia, the Treutlens were indentured to Michael Burckhalter of Vernonburg, a town ten miles south of Savannah in present-day Chatham County.
		The radicals were defeated in their attempts to remove the conservative General Lachlan McIntosh from his position of leadership in the Continental army in Georgia when such national leaders as George Washington sided with McIntosh.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-681 (1077 words)

	Human rights in the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In March, 2004, an amendment was made to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, stating ""The State respects and preserves human rights." [1].
		Many Chinese people agree with their government that organized religion is a threat to the country and social stability.
		Article 4 of the Chinese constitution states "All nationalities in the People's Republic of China are equal", and the government has made efforts to improve ethnic education and increased ethnic representation in local government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_rights_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China (3350 words)

	The History of Georgia
		As a consequence of constant invasions, economic decline and feudal strife, Georgia began to disintegrate, and by the end of the 15th century three independent kingdoms of Kakheti, Kartli, and Imereti, and the principality of Samtskhe emerged on its territory.
		Free Georgia grew stronger and stronger, and it seemed that hopes of Georgian people were at last to be realized, but the Bolsheviks were already at the borders.
		Georgia had to pass through the ordeal of industrialization and collectivization, suffering severely during the depressions of the 1930s.
	members.tripod.com /ggdavid/georgia/history.htm (4474 words)

	Republic of Georgia: 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The people of the Southern Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, were among the more well-educated of the former Soviet Union, and the industrial base was the most advanced outside of the urban areas of Russia.
		Georgia and Armenia have both accrued large international debts that are difficult to repay due to stagnant economies, poor tax collection, and corruption.
		The valleys of western Georgia are warmer than eastern Georgia with subtropical climate found along parts of the Black Sea coastline, particularly in the contested (and dangerous) autonomous region of Abkhazia, which used to be a tourist center during Soviet times.
	troi.cc.rochester.edu /~mchs/Georgia2.htm (1651 words)

	georgia map and information page
		Georgia, situated at the dividing line of Asia and Europe, is an ancient country of rugged mountains and very determined people.
		Traditionally an agricultural land - quite famous for it's wines - tourism is on front-burner in Georgia as international travel has increased - especially along the Black Sea coastal areas.
		The Georgia pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the history of the country here.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/ge.htm (424 words)

	The Betrayal of Democracy in Post-Soviet Georgia
		Abashidze does enjoy rather a "separate" reputation in Georgia, in that he is famous for having refused entry of the Mkhedrioni to Adjaria in 1992, thus sparing at least one region of Georgia from certain plunder.
		Georgia is a dismembered state, and Shevardnadze has arrested several people in the last few years on allegations that they were involved in attempting his assassination.
		Not only will these people never have the knowledge or will to allow democracy in their countries, no matter how great the myths we build around them, but they will never be able to guarantee stability either.
	antiwar.com /orig/nagle1.html (2770 words)

	History of Georgia
		Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia (it was officially called so by that time), was considered as an independent state at first, but its territory was occupied by Russian Army, and Georgian Communists acted only under Moscow orders.
		Georgia USSR itself with Azerbaijan and Armenia, by the proposal of Lenin in 1922, was made into a Transcaucasian Federation, which entered USSR, created at the end of the same year.
		In the famous resorts and medical institutions, wounded Soviet soldiers recouperated.Thus, the population of Georgia played an important role in that great victory, which was got in the struggle against Fascism by Soviet people.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~henkypnk/histgeorgia.html (651 words)

	Armenia and Georgia, Culmen Europae
		At the west end of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia is the home of an ancient Christian kingdom, and of a people speaking a non-Indo-European language, which has affinities with other Caucasian languages, but none elsewhere.
		With many people leaving, one of the best hopes for the Republic is that Armenian immigrants in places like the United States will be able to send enough money back to sustain the population, if not revive industry.
		Georgia, like Armenia, a kingdom with an ancient history, is not only poorer than Armenia but has lost territory rather than gained any.
	www.friesian.com /armenia.htm (4265 words)

	Georgia Scenic Photo Gallery Page 1
		Archaeologists and historians have established that Georgia was one of the regions which saw the emergence and development of primitive man and the origins of civilization.
		The people of Georgia were amongst the first in the Caucasus to master the smelting and casting of metals, first copper and bronze, then, as early as the 9th-7th centuries B.C., iron.
		Georgia's path through the centuries and the millennia was arduous and troubled.
	www.ropescorner.com /georgia1.html (625 words)

	Cold War - People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Over the course of 13 years, over 6 million Jews and other people who were not Nazi followers lost their lives under the strain of the Nazi regime.
		His most famous motto as President was “The Buck Stops Here!” He wrote the Truman Doctrine, which expanded the nation’s role in checking the spread of communism.
		Charles de Gaulle(1890-1970)-The first President of the Fifth Republic was originally sentenced to death by a French military court for the organization of an uprising against the French government.
	www.coldwater.k12.mi.us /apeuro/cold_war_-_people.htm (294 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Georgia
		Over the centuries, Georgia has been the object of rivalry between Persia, Turkey and Russia, and was eventually annexed by Russia in the 19th century.
		Georgia enjoyed an interlude of independence after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Russia but was invaded by the Soviet Red Army in 1921 and incorporated into the Soviet Union a year later.
		Since independence, the people of Georgia have also endured periods of civil war and unrest as well as violence related to the independence aspirations of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/europe/country_profiles/1102477.stm (867 words)

	Peace Corps \| Learn About Peace Corps \| Where Does Peace Corps Work? \| East Europe \| Georgia
		he Republic of Georgia is bordered by Russia to its north, Azerbaijan to its east, Armenia to its south, and Turkey and the Black Sea to its west.
		Georgia is a country with a long history and a strong culture.
		Georgians are proud of their beautiful country, famous for the Borjormi Gorge, the Caucasus Mountains-especially Mt. Kazbegi-Black Sea resorts, and countless vistas of stunning natural beauty.
	www.peacecorps.gov /index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.easteurope.georgia (608 words)

	Global Voices Online » Georgia
		Svaneti, a notorious region in northern Georgia, famous for its lawlessness and the unpredictability of its inhabitants, turned out to be less dramatic than previously feared.
		Zarchka writes about Tbilisi and Georgia, remarking on the difficulties associated with trying to speak Russian there, noting the parks and scenery in the capital, and contrasting the country with Armenia.
		Jeremy, who is on his way to Armenia, sings the praises of Borjomi, Georgia, known to many in the Soviet Union as a summer retreat, the source of the country’s famous mineral water, and a candidate for the 2014 Olympics.
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/world/georgia (4781 words)

	Pop History - Famous People of the Fifties
		The names of famous and influential people are scattered throughout the FiftiesWeb This is merely a short list for those of you who have been asked the question, Name Some Famous People.
		French general and statesman, first president (1959–69) of the Fifth Republic.
		During World War II when France was invaded by Germany, De Gaulle, who had opposed the Franco-German armistice, fled in June of 1940 to London, where he organized the Free French forces and rallied several French colonies to his movement.
	www.fiftiesweb.com /pop/famous-people-1.htm (708 words)

	Human Rights in the Republic of georgia
		Subsequently, a number of treaties were concluded by which the protection of minorities was internationalized.In addition to this treaties, certain states were obliged to declare their readiness to protect minorities, living within their borders as a prerequisite for their admission to the League.
		But in spite of the fact that Georgia looks with favor on democracy, stability, peace, market economy and the rule of law, and the democratic institutions are being consolidated, some difficulties of objective and subjective character make these aims unattainable.
		Observance of civil rights and those of political may be guaranteed in aforementioned states, including Georgia, if there is a resoluteness of governments of states concerned to perfect their domestic legal instruments, mechanisms and means of legal regulation, which are based on the constitutional basis.
	www.sakartvelo.com /Files/Rights/diploma.html (2620 words)

	The Bagrationi Royal Dynasty of Georgia
		A famous French specialist on International Law, Member of the French Academy of Sciences, Professor of Sorbonne Louis Le Four, pointed in 1932 that this was a treaty on limited protectorate between two subjects of International Law or-what is equivalent - between sovereign subjects of International Law.
		A helpless Georgia was at the mercy of an ally who turned out to be more dangerous than any enemy she had in her more than three thousand years of history.
		The main purposes of this Union were liberation of Georgia from tyranny of Soviet Empire and foundation of the Constitutional Monarchy in Georgia.
	www.iaphs.org /articles/urushadze.html (1764 words)

	Georgian
		Georgian, also known as Kartvelian or Kartuli, is the official language of the Republic of Georgia.
		Georgian is spoken by 4.1 million people mainly in the Republic of Georgia where it is the official language (Ethnologue).
		Georgian is famous for truly formidable consonant clusters with up to six consonants in the beginning of words.
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/march/Georgian.html (683 words)

	Georgia - MN-FILES - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The newly independent Republic of Georgia elected as its first President a leader of the nationalist movement, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, a famous scientist and writer, who had been imprisoned in the late 1970s.
		Georgia’s economy has traditionally revolved around Black Sea tourism; cultivation of citrus fruits, tea, and grapes; mining of manganese and copper; and the 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.
	mosnews.com /mn-files/georgia.shtml (1689 words)

	Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Georgia occupies the center and the west of Transcaucasia, bordering in the north -
		The nature of Georgia is quite diverse; the country is characterzed by rough terrain with almost two thirds of it being mountains (Mt. Kazbegi rising to 5068 meters above the sea level) Western Georgia has a humid subtropical climate, while in Eastern Georgia it is dry and moderate humid.
		In the early 20th century, a Westerner, close friends with famous Georgian commander leo Kereselidze, left an interesting characterization, writing: "They are a strange people and in many ways difficult to understand.
	rustaveli.tripod.com /cgi-bin/index.htm (1061 words)

	Barbra Streisand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Many of the people I know that were involved in the intelligence side of this, or, or in the military felt the same way.
		People are unable to recognize they are being manipulated when they are paralyzed by fear because their government is constantly reminding them of an impending terrorist attack.
		The true American spirit and the basic generosity of the American people were never more in evidence than in the spontaneous outpouring of support by millions of our fellow citizens for the victims of the deadly tsunami that caused such tragedy and devastation across South Asia.
	www.barbrastreisand.com /statements.html (20561 words)

	Village Harmony \| Store: Albums from the Republic of Georgia
		Megrelian songs of the famous 1940s singers, female soloist Elene Chubabria (1905-1979) and folk singer Noko Khurtsia (1904-1949), as well as some of the best songs of choral director Rema Shelegia and the choruses of Akvsenti Megrelidze and Beglar Akobia, are featured on this CD.
		These rough recordings were made in the summer of 1949, when a five-person expedition group from the Tbilisi State Conservatory, headed by Vladimer Akhobadze, arrived in the town of Ozurgeti in western Georgia.
		In that period there were only three people left, not only in Guria but in the whole of Georgia, who had a thorough knowledge of this forgotten subject.
	www.northernharmony.pair.com /store/georgia.html (1281 words)

	John Charles Fremont - People of Georgia
		ohn Charles Fremont was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 31, 1813.
		This resistance was the beginning of an independent California republic, and is sometimes called the Bear Flag Revolt.
		In celebration of their bloodless victory, the rebels raised a flag bearing their emblem: a brown bear on a white field, a red stripe along the bottom and a red star in the upper corner, and the words "California Republic".
	www.netstate.com /states/peop/people/ga_jcf.htm (735 words)

	The President of the Republic of Estonia: The President of the Republic at the opening of the XV Baltic Students’ ...
		The President of the Republic at the XIII Congress of the Estonian People’s Union in the Estonia Concert Hall on June 18, 2006
		The President of the Republic At a festive dinner hosted by the President of the Republic of Georgia, H.E. Mr.
		Mikhail Saakashvili in honour of the President of the Republic of Estonia and Mrs.
	www.president.ee /en/duties/speeches.php (408 words)

	60th Regiment Georgia Infantry
		The 60th Georgia Infantry was formed in spring of 1862 as part of a new brigade of elite Georgia troops being raised for service in Virginia.
		It is his name that historians most often attach to the Georgia Brigade, a testament to his leadership abilities and success in combat.
		The men of the Georgia Brigade (also known as the Lawton/Gordon/Evans Brigade) would prove themselves to be both the "flower of Georgia manhood" and the equal of any among the great knights of The Cause.
	members.tripod.com /~GA60th/index.html (1094 words)

	The Corner on National Review Online
		There are people out there who say we should not extend the press exemption to the contribution and expenditure limits to corporations that fail some "bona fide" test.
		But if you're interested in famous dogs, there's this l list and lots of them are from the shiny happy-fun box Jonah looks at.
		He's up for parole January 2nd, 2004; these good people are trying to generate publicity to make sure the parole commissioners aren't swayed by Acoli's supporters and decide to pull a stunt along the lines of Boudin.
	www.nationalreview.com /thecorner/03_12_07_corner-archive.asp (12081 words)

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