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	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.
		The Georgia pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the history of the country here.
		The rugged Caucasus Mountains stretch across the northern third, while central and south, the Lesser Caucasus Mountains dominate the landscape.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/ge.htm (424 words)

	Geography
		The location of Georgia on the border between the moderate humid Mediterranean and the dry continental Aral-Caspian areas is responsible for the climate of the country.
		The rivers of Georgia belong to the basins of the Black and Caspian Basin flows the Mtkvari river with its numerous tributaries (left) the Didi Liakhvi, the Aragvi, the Iori, the Alazani, (right) the Paravani, the Algeti, and Khrami.
		The vegetation of Georgia is extremely rich and diverse, with numerous relict and endemic plants (dioskeria, Pontic and Caucasian rhododendron, boxtree, zelkva, persimmon, etc.).
	members.tripod.com /ggdavid/georgia/geogr.htm (769 words)

	Georgia: The Caucasus Context by Stephen Jones , Caspian Crossroads 1.2
		Georgia is not central to relations between Iran, Turkey, and Russia, although as the western part of Caucasia, it remains key to any effective economic or political power in the region.
		Although Georgia and Armenia have not gone to war, Georgians are suspicious of Armenian intentions in Javakheti, the southern region of Georgia occupied by a large Armenian community contiguous to Armenia.
		Georgia's sovereignty is a mute point, not only because of the collapse of central and state structures in Georgia.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /HOMEPAGES/USAZERB/123.htm (1698 words)

	"In-Tourism" Ltd, Georgia's foremost tour operator
		Georgia has a rich variety of natural features: the eternal snows of the Caucasian Range lie guite close to the caresseng warm waves of the Black Sea and to humid subtropics, lush Alpine meadows give place to plains and highlands.
		The valleys of Georgia sparkle with the emeralds verdure of Kakhetian and Kartlian orchards and vineyards.
		In ancient Myth Georgia is known as land of Golden Fleece and Argonauts, the princess Medea and rebellious Prometheus.
	itour.8m.com (1181 words)

	Georgia travel guide - Wikitravel
		Georgia, on the periphery of the Soviet Empire, also contributed greatly to the dissolution of the USSR with calls for independence (Georgians had managed to dissolve many empires before).
		Georgia stood on one of the key routes of the Silk Road and now plays a role in geopolitics with oil pipelines stemming from Azerbaijan and bound for Turkey.
		The statue of Mother of Georgia (kartlis deda) that stands in the hills above Tbilisi perhaps best symbolized the national character: in her left hand she holds a bowl of wine with which she greets her friends and in her right is a sword drawn against her enemies.
	wikitravel.org /en/Georgia_(country) (2626 words)

	Georgia Today on the Web
		Basically NATO members’ interest is to make the South Caucasus — Georgia and Azerbaijan in particular — a stable region for the transit of energy resources and put up a rampart against drug trafficking and extremist terrorism organizations.
		NATO was pleased with Georgia’s progress and its transformation from an unstable and highly corrupt state to a predictable and democratizing country.
		Georgia’s participation in international military or peacekeeping operations (184 officers are in Kosovo and 50 military personnel in Afghanistan) is often the object of criticism by oppositional parties and Georgian citizen.
	www.georgiatoday.ge /article_details.php?id=1731 (914 words)

	Georgia travel guide
		Georgia is an old state in the Caucasus, with a beautiful coast, great mountain scenery and towns.
		Since Georgia claims to be the oldest Christian nation, there are many impressive churches and cathedrals dating back to a time when most of Western Europe was still pagan.
		Today, Georgia is a country strongly connected to tradition, at the same time as being a modern, democratic state embodying western values.
	www.world66.com /europe/georgia (392 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.
		Georgia was then largely unmolested until the Mongols arrived, when, like any sensible small state, it became a client.
		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 Today on the Web
		Georgia came into the picture for me more or less by chance: I saw Saakashvili speak after the Rose Revolution at John’s Hopkins and he just blew me away.
		I thought that somehow Georgia provided an opportunity for the U.S. and Russia to cooperate in such a way that the interests of all three countries involved could be satisfactorily served.
		In fact the battle over the Caucasus is still being fought — in Chechnya we are seeing the continuation of a war that began in the 19th Century.
	www.georgiatoday.ge /article_details.php?id=498 (1907 words)

	Georgia (country) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eastern Georgia's landscape (referring to the territory east of the Likhi Range) is considerably different from that of the west.
		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 is the second oldest country after Armenia to declare Christianity as an official state religion of Kartli (Iberia) in 327.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgia,_Caucasus (6130 words)

	ABOUT GEORGIA - Travel to Georgia, Caucasus - IRIDIUM Travel
		Georgia is located in wrinkled Alpine zone, in Subtropical zones of northern periphery between (the 41 07 and 43 35 latitudes and West 40 05 and 46 44 longitudes).
		Georgia, known to Greeks and Romans as Kolkheti (western part of the country) and Iberia (eastern part), adopted Christianity in the IV century under the influence of Byzantium.
		Georgia formed a part of the Soviet Union from 1921, but it became an independent Soviet Republic of the Soviet Union in 1936.
	www.iridium-travel.com /about-georgia.php (606 words)

	Abkhazia, Georgia and the Caucasus Confederation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The western provinces of the Caucasus, Western Adygeya and Abkhazia were particularly hard hit: their populations were forced into large-scale emigration in the second half of the nineteenth century and found refuge in what was then the Ottoman Empire.
		This period in the history of the Caucasus has been called the "Caucasian May", and it was said in this connection in one of the proclamations: "When the anti-nationalist storm of bolshevism was raging in Russia, the idea of healthy national statehood was triumphant in the Caucasus".
		At the beginning of 1921 Georgia had a simple party organisation in its government and in the form of the Constituent Assembly...Georgian democracy in 1918-1921, which was a form of social-democratic dictatorship, i.e.
	www.abkhazia-georgia.parliament.ge /History/Abkhaz/lakoba.htm (3485 words)

	Go Gap. The Caucasus. Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Entry to Georgia is now free for just about every western country, no visas required, and the government seems to have done an excellent job of stamping out the backhanders and corruption that were once seen at the border.
		They were just spending a few weeks travelling in the former USSR after two years working with the Peace Corps in Moldova, before heading back after their extended absence in their homeland.
		They had a lot of interesting tales to tell, and as they were heading to Georgia on the same day as me, we decided to combine forces.
	www.gogap.com /travels/caucasus/journal/g01.html (1035 words)

	National and Ethnic - Caucasus Mountains Region
		From Georgia, Georgian and the languages of the Caucasus.
		GUUAM - Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
		The Geopolitics and Quest for Autonomy of the Armenians of Javakheti (Georgia) and Krasnodar (Russia) in the Caucasus.
	learning.lib.vt.edu /slav/nat_ethnic_caucasus.html#georgia (2450 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Georgia (one of the South Caucasus countries) is located at the edge of Asia and Europe.
		Georgia is a country of exceptional beauty: diverse in nature, with rich and ancient history.
		The Caucasus is a mountainous isthmus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, in a triangle of three massive peaks: the Elbrus (in Kabardino-Balkaria); the Kazbek (in Georgia, in Georgian Kazbegi); and the Ararat (in historical Armenia, present-day Turkey, but close to the Armenian border, in Turkish Agri Dag).
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/georgia.html (1208 words)

	USAID Europe and Eurasia: Georgia
		Georgia is a small, picturesque country in the South Caucasus, situated on the east coast of the Black Sea, bordering Turkey to the south and Russia to the north.
		Georgia’s economic transition from a centrally planned economy to one that is market oriented has been a painful process.
		Their discussion is focused on Georgia and examines the geopolitical significance of this complex, multi-cultural, turbulent region that possesses enormous oil and gas resources and, yet, still confronts humanitarian assistance challenges involving millions of internally displaced persons.
	www.usaid.gov /locations/europe_eurasia/countries/ge/index.html (1129 words)

	Caucasus Information.
		The Caucasus form a chain of high, alpine mountains separating the Republic of Georgia from that of Russia to the north.
		Georgia used to be called, justifiably, the Switzerland of the Soviet Union on account of the magnificent mountains and luxuriant mountain meadows.
		A fine mountaineering objective in Georgia is Mount Kazbek, 5047m, the ascent of which could be combined with that of Elbrus.
	www.ewpnet.com /caucasin.htm (502 words)

	Caucasus Travelogue - Georgia
		He's one of the more popular saints in Georgia and, when I commented to Inga that he would be, given the name of the country, she corrected me. The name "Georgia" really comes from "geo," meaning earth.
		The scenery in West Georgia is greener and lusher than in the east.
		This is the second largest city in Georgia and it is not particularly attractive at first glance, being somewhat sprawling and industrialized.
	www.xenophilia.net /caucasus/georgia.html (5021 words)

	>Travel to Tbilisi Georgia: Caucasus Travel ltd
		The website is equipped with travel tools like a distances counter and different useful maps of Georgia and the Caucasus, weather forecast links, photo gallery tool, where one can find a lot of beautiful photos of Georgia.
		No doubt we are all familiar with encouraging developments taking place in Georgia, which until recently, had probably not been the top of the list for many world travelers.
		Georgia captures the attention of those with a spirit of adventure and a thirst for discovery, and a visit to Georgia is now high on many people’s lists of ‘must-see’ places in the world.
	www.caucasustravel.com.ge (554 words)

	Agenda, Regional Workshop on Internal Displacement in the South Caucasus Tbilisi, Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This session seeks to identify the main trends in internal displacement in the region; the causes of displacement and its impact on communities, countries and the region as a whole.
		This session aims to identify the means through which national and local governments in the South Caucasus region are seeking to respond to the needs of their internally displaced populations and the level of success they have enjoyed, and what steps are envisaged for the future.
		This session looks at the role and approaches of these organizations in the South Caucasus, ways to increase local and national capacity building, promotion of solutions and whether there is a need for such organizations to play an expanded role with the internally displaced.
	www.brookings.edu /fp/projects/idp/conferences/georgia200005_agenda.htm (1120 words)

	RIA Novosti - World - Abkhazian leader says Georgia undermines Caucasus settlement
		Talks were supposed to be held today between the two sides and representatives of the United Nations and peacekeepers in the region.
		But Sergei Bagapsh said Georgia had sent a representative who took part in the 1992-1993 war in a move that was unacceptable for the breakaway region, which meant it had been forced it to withdraw.
		Georgia said it believed the talks would be held July 29 after the identity of Georgia's representative is coordinated with Sukhumi.
	en.rian.ru /world/20060728/51977980.html (262 words)

	Georgia: Caucasus Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The northwest-southeast-trending Caucasus Mountains extend from the eastern shores of the Black Sea to the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea.
		On the south slopes of the Caucasus Mountains and in the valleys immediately south of the mountains are the three political entities of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
		The light blue, elongated lake in the valley immediately south of the mountains near the southeastern edge of the photograph is Lake Mingechaur in Azerbaijan; the darker blue lake in the next valley to the south is Lake Sevan in Armenia.
	worldroom.tamu.edu /develop/mideast/photos/068-172-081.html (231 words)

	CNN.com - Georgia welcomes U.S. training - March 6, 2002
		TBILISI, Georgia (CNN) -- The former Soviet republic of Georgia has welcomed the plan by the United States to send special forces to the area.
		But Russia has described the move as a potential risk in an already difficult situation in the Caucasus region.
		The U.S. has compared its assistance in Georgia to the aid given in the Philippines, where more than 600 U.S. troops are providing training and logistical support to Philippine government forces battling Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim rebel group.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/02/28/georgia (402 words)

	Amazon.com: GEORGIA: (Caucasus World. Peoples of the Caucasus): Books: PETER NASMYTH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		As he portrays Georgia's regions with descriptions of landscape and customs, Nasmyth also refers to a rich tradition of epic and religious writing and storytelling.
		While the interviews with people he encounters capture a portrait of Georgia in transition, there is a disappointing reliance on obvious metaphors to reflect the death of the Soviet order: rust, rickety buses, decrepit buildings and prostitution.
		Nasmyth has been reporting on the Caucasus for 11 years (he currently runs a charity for children in the area), and though more of this material dates from early in his travels than one might like, he does vividly show us a society in flux.
	www.amazon.com /GEORGIA-Caucasus-World-Peoples/dp/0415396697 (1443 words)

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