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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)

  
 Eurasia Fellowship Information
Georgia is a small country located in the Caucausus bordering Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, and the Black Sea.
Georgia was a part of the Soviet Union until April 9, 1991 when it declared its independence.
Georgia has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the region from mountains to plains to coasts.
www.columbia.edu /cu/eesti/georgia.html   (809 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A person arriving in Georgia and not a citizen of or emigrant from Georgia is considered by law to be a refugee if he was forced to leave the country of his citizenship or permanent residence owing to persecution on racial or political grounds.
Georgia’s National Security Council was presented with a State programme for the protection, development and social adaptation of minors for 2000-2003 prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Education jointly with the governmental commission’s coordinating centre.
Georgia is in favour of the adoption of an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
www.unhchr.ch /html/menu2/6/crc/doc/replies/wr-georgia-1.doc   (10382 words)

  
 The EU's relations with Georgia - Basic data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Georgia is a reluctant and critical member of the CIS, and one of the most active members of GUUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova), the informal grouping of countries most critical of Russia's policy towards the NIS.
Georgia is a keen supporter of regional cooperation in the Caucasus and beyond, particularly in the BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation organisation).
Georgia inherited from the Soviet Union an economy revolving around Black Sea tourism, cultivation of citrus fruits, tea and grapes, mining of manganese and copper and a small industrial sector, all of which has been deeply damaged by the break up of the Soviet Union’s traditional economic links.
ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/georgia/intro/data.htm   (2854 words)

  
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Georgia's path since independence in 1991 had been rocky, and the history of its national currency exemplified this.
On 25 September 1995 the lari was introduced as a new currency.
By the end of 1997 there were 254 million lari in circulation, which was a nearly 100 percent increase over the quantity issued in the last quarter of 1995.
www.unc.edu /home/pconway/teccours/lari.htm   (2329 words)

  
 Georgian lari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lari (Georgian: ლარი ; ISO 4217:GEL) is the national currency of Georgia.
Georgia replaced the Russian ruble in 1993 with kupon lari at par.
Georgian banknotes are denominated in units of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 lari, and coins are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 tetri.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lari_(Georgia)   (263 words)

  
 georgia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Georgia is the focal point for transportation, connecting the Caucasus and Central Asian Republics with each other and with the West.
Georgia used to produce almost the entire citrus fruit and tea crops of the FSU and considerably large share of grapes, tobacco and vegetables.
Georgia’s population was, according to the last census in 1989, 5.45 million persons being 48% males and 52% females.
www.geolaw.caucasus.net /georgia.html   (3650 words)

  
 Global Insight // Our Perspective
In the energy sector, an allocation of 283 million lari, an increase in the draft revision of 164 million lari, will be used partly for rehabilitation and improvement of existing power stations and partly for construction of new energy generation units.
Social expenditures are proposed to be boosted by 25 million lari, of which 5.5 million lari will be allocated to additional financing for benefits paid to socially vulnerable groups for their energy expenses and 15.3 million lari will be channeled towards financing hospital reconstruction programs.
In addition, 36 million lari of extra nontax revenue is expected, of which 27.7 million lari will come from privatization, while the central government also expects to receive some 8.7 million lari in transfers from territorial budgets to the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
www.globalinsight.com /Perspective/PerspectiveDetail1815.htm   (914 words)

  
 Georgia travel guide - Wikitravel
Georgia is a multi-ethnic state, the dominant ethnic group are the Kartveli, but other significant Georgian ethnic groups include the Mingreli, Laz, and Svan (all of whom speak Georgian languages distinct from the national language, Kartuli).
Christianity was introduced into Georgia in the first century, and became the official national state religion in the mid fourth century (Georgia was the second nation to adopt Christianity, after Armenia) with the evangelism of St Nino of Cabadocia.
Georgia, on the periphery of the Soviet Empire, also contributed greatly to the dissolution of the USSR with nationalist calls for independence (and the Georgians have catalyzed the dissolution of empires before).
wikitravel.org /en/Georgia_(country)   (3723 words)

  
 Embassy of Georgia
This is very important and Georgia welcomes the decision because it not only makes the gas pipeline project less costly but also facilitates the completion and running of the pipeline, saving five or eight months as a result.
Residents of Georgia will have a chance to save a substantial amount of cash, we will be able to save forests and, just in a few years, the Georgian energy system, which is currently unprofitable, will be able to export electric power.
Georgia will be able to make a worthy contribution to the ultimate success of the global antiterrorist coalition.
www.georgiaemb.org /EmailArticle.asp?id=87&from=media   (2844 words)

  
 NCSJ - Georgia page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Georgia argues that Russia’s war in Chechnya is responsible for an influx of refugees and guerillas into the area, already notorious for drug and weapons smuggling activity.
Georgia had been among the most prosperous republics of the Soviet Union, but its economy was devastated by the 1991 Soviet breakup, the 1991-94 civil war, and secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 1990-94.
Georgia is generally considered to have provided a hospitable environment toward Jews, though conditions deteriorated after an anti-communist rebellion in Georgia was suppressed by the Soviets in 1924.
www.ncsj.org /Georgia.shtml   (3584 words)

  
 Georgia Letter of Intent, July 9, 1998
Georgia will provide any information the Fund may request regarding the progress achieved in the implementation of its economic and financial policies and in the attainment of the objectives of the program.
Georgia has also made progress in the implementation of structural reforms, particularly in agricultural land and enterprise privatization, banking sector restructuring, the social safety net, and the development of an appropriate legal framework for a market-based economy.
Georgia's performance under the program from May 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999 to be supported by a third annual arrangement under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) will be assessed by the Fund on the basis of observance of quantitative and structural performance criteria and benchmarks, and a mid-term review.
www.imf.org /external/np/loi/070998.htm   (8167 words)

  
 Georgia Europe - Tbilisi Pictures, Travel, Economy and Map
Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century.
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.
Georgia also suffers from energy shortages; it privatized the T'bilisi distribution network in 1998, but collection rates are low, making the venture unprofitable.
georgia.europe-countries.com   (1261 words)

  
 Lari - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Lari, monetary unit of the Republic of Georgia.
The monetary unit of the Maldives is the rufiyaa, made up of 100 laari (13.04 rufiyaa equalled US$1; early 2006).
The Georgian coupon, which had circulated in tandem with the Russian rouble, was replaced by the lari, which became the only legal tender in October...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Lari.html   (100 words)

  
 Renseignements internationaux - Georgia Country Commercial Guide FY 2003: Economic Trends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
As Georgia recovers from the chaos and turmoil of the 1990s and reorients its economy towards the west, the mix of sectors that are experiencing growth is changing.
Georgia professes to have some of the most progressive business legislation in the former Soviet Union, although there is often a disparity between the passage of legislation and implementation of the laws.
Georgia’s economic reform initiatives aim to restructure and privatize most of infrastructure and industrial enterprises (except a few considered to be strategic).
strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr110668f.html   (2214 words)

  
 Georgia - IBWiki
The Kingdom of Georgia is a country on the Black Sea in the South Caucasus.
Much of Georgia's territory was besieged by its Persian and Turkish neighbors along with Arabs and Mongols over the course of the 7th to the 18th centuries.
After 11 centuries of mixed fortunes of various Georgian kingdoms, including a golden age from the 11th to 13th centuries, Georgia was forcibly absorbed into the Russian Empire in 1801, its people supressed by Tzarist regime and its royalty exiled.
ib.frath.net /w/Georgia   (766 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Safety - Middle East - Georgia
American citizens in areas of Western Georgia near the Abkhaz border are advised to be aware of their surroundings at all times and to avoid straying off main roads or traveling after dark.
Georgia's armed forces have conducted operations against suspected international terrorists, Chechen fighters, and criminals who have taken refuge in the Pankisi Gorge.
Regardless of the region in Georgia in which they are planning to travel or visit, American citizens are urged to review their personal security precautions, increase their levels of awareness, and as appropriate, take increased security measures.
www.worldworx.tv /safety/middle-east/georgia/index.htm   (1923 words)

  
 Peter Markusse Homepage: Georgia
Georgia is a former Soviet republic, situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, in Western Asia.
The language of Georgia is Georgian, a South Caucasian language with no similarities to any European language.
Georgia developed a very distinct and beautiful style in religious architecture.
www.geocities.com /Yosemite/8747/georgia.html   (824 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile: Georgia
Since independence, the people of Georgia have 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.
On becoming president Mr Saakashvili vowed to restore Georgia's territorial integrity by returning the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to the fold.
Mr Saakashvili was born in Tbilisi in 1967.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102477.stm   (1019 words)

  
 Georgia Letter of Intent, July 12, 1999
Georgia's overall macroeconomic and financial position deteriorated sharply with the emergence of the Russian crisis in mid-August 1998.
Georgia took a major step in its attempt to normalize relations with one of its major external creditors in late December 1998.
Moreover, the projected increase in Georgia's official debt service obligations over the next ten years heightens the urgency of a successful fiscal adjustment which should give a large boost of confidence to international investors and guarantee the sustainability of Georgia's external debt position over the medium term.
www.imf.org /external/np/loi/1999/071299.htm   (9390 words)

  
 Georgia - MN-FILES - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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.
A civil war in western Georgia broke out in 1993 between supporters of Gamsakhurdia and Shevardnadze but was ended by Russian intervention on Shevardnadze’s side and the death of ex-President Gamsakhurdia on December 31, 1993.
www.mosnews.com /mn-files/georgia.shtml   (1712 words)

  
 Georgia Background Note (7/97)
Georgia has a long and close relationship with Russia, but is reaching out to its other neighbors and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities.
Georgia's economic recovery has been hampered by the separatist disputes in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a presistently weak economic infrastructure, and resistance to reform on the part of some corrupt and reactionary factions.
Georgia's transportation and communications infrastructure remain in very poor condition due to the lack of investment, and the energy sector has been described as the worst in the Caucasus and eastern Europe.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/63.htm   (2528 words)

  
 GEORGIA; Road to Europe
Both Moldova and Georgia are called "sunny" countries, and such a climate has allowed both countries to plant vineyards for centuries and to produce highly appreciated wines.
The sun is one of the symbols of Georgia, and graphic depictions of it can be found on the walls of the ancient churches, on the tails of the modern airplanes, on the banknotes and other objects which are identified with Georgia.
With an informed eye, the richness of Georgia can be appreciated in its museums and is there to be seen with the naked eye in its land, population and cities.
www.romartraveler.com /RomarPages/Georgia-Motili.html   (2466 words)

  
 International Adoption: Forever Families Through Little Miracles International Adoptions
Georgia, one of the most ancient countries in the world, is situated at the cross-roads of Europe and Asia.
Georgia regained its sovereignty in 1918 and was an independent democracy until 1921.
Food in Georgia is one of the biggest attractions for visitors, and is the centrepiece of domestic cultural activity.
www.littlemiracles.org /index.php?page=programs&progid=16   (1277 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
At that point, the National Bank of Georgia ("NBG") was forced by a shortage of FX reserves to cease intervention in the Tbilisi Inter-bank Foreign Exchange market.
There was then an effort to strengthen the Lari by reducing the supply, the main tool being a sharp rise in banks' reserve requirements.
Georgia is also proceeding with the use of "investment tenders" which force the new owners of privatised enterprises to accept a number of conditions, typically clearance of debts, minimum levels of capital investment, production and employment and, in some cases, specific commercial activities.
www.pangaeapartners.com /georgpri.htm   (2000 words)

  
 Embassy of Georgia
You know what shared funding is. It means that Georgia pays about 20 per cent of the required funds and the rest is paid by the donor countries or the World Bank.
This branch of the economy contributed 76m lari to the state budget, that is 26m more than the year before.
Georgia's advance is an integral part of the new European architecture and the formation of the European architecture, including the enlargement of the EU and NATO, creates the environment which will facilitate the restoration of Georgia's territorial integrity.
www.georgiaemb.org /EmailArticle.asp?id=94&from=media   (2046 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.
The Georgia maps and information pages are currently being revised, but will be posted soon.
Shkhara, is a few meters higher, and its southern slopes front Georgia, but it's mostly located in Russia, just to the southeast of Mt. Elbrus.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/ge.htm   (419 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.
The Georgia pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the history of the country here.
Shkhara, is a few meters higher, and its southern slopes front Georgia, but it's mostly located in Russia, just to the southeast of Mt. Elbrus.
worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/ge.htm   (424 words)

  
 Georgia: Revolution in the Regions
Problems with education and healthcare are legion throughout Georgia, but in the western region of Guria, one of the country’s poorest, the situation is particularly acute.
In Guria, as elsewhere in Georgia, schoolchildren often sit in schools with no glass in the windows; in winter, to make up for the lack of heat, they bring in firewood for a stove.
And as for teachers, regional doctors report that though they receive their salaries with some regularity now, the pot from which the sums are drawn appears to be shrinking.
www.eurasianet.org /georgia/guria/story.html   (1145 words)

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