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Portal: Georgia
Portal: Georgia



საქართველოს გერბი
საქართველოს გერბი

Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, romanized: sakartvelo, IPA: [sakʰartʰʷelo] ) is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.7 million, of which over a third live in the capital and largest city, Tbilisi. Georgians, who are indigenous to the region, constitute a majority and a titular nation in Georgia.

Georgia has been inhabited since prehistoric times, hosting the world's earliest known sites of

disintegrated under the hegemony of various regional powers, including the Mongols, the Ottoman Empire, and Persia, before being gradually annexed into the Russian Empire
starting in 1801.

After the

political instability, and secessionist wars in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Following the peaceful Rose Revolution in 2003, Georgia strongly pursued a pro-Western foreign policy, introducing a series of democratic and economic reforms aimed at integration into the European Union and NATO. The country's Western orientation soon led to worsening relations with Russia, which culminated in the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 and continued Russian occupation of parts of Georgia
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Georgia is a representative democracy governed as a unitary parliamentary republic. It is a developing country with a very high Human Development Index. Economic reforms since independence have led to higher levels of economic freedom, as well as reductions in corruption indicators, poverty, and unemployment. Georgia is only the second country in the world to legalize cannabis, and the only former socialist state to do so. The country is a member of international organizations, including the Council of Europe, Eurocontrol, BSEC, GUAM, Energy Community. As part of the Association Trio, Georgia is a candidate for EU membership. (Full article...)

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Pirosmani, 1916

Nikoláy Aslánovich Pirosmanashvíli (

simply referred to as Nikala (ნიკალა Nik’ala; 1862–1918), was a Georgian
painter who posthumously rose to prominence. Relatively poor for most of his life, he worked a variety of ordinary jobs. His rustic, everyday scenes are celebrated today for their depiction of the Georgia of Pirosmani's lifetime, and he has become one of the country's most beloved artistic figures.

Niko Pirosmani is alleged to be the inspiration for the male protagonist portrayed in the famous Russian song Million Roses. (Full article...)

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Gremi, Kakheti
Gremi, Kakheti
Gremi, 16th century cathedral in Kakheti.
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Meri Shervashidze
Meri Shervashidze
  • ...The year she was exiled from Georgia,
    Meri Shervashidze (pictured), the muse of Galaktion Tabidze, won the title on the 1921 world beauty pageant in Istanbul
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  • ...
    Kartl-Kakheti
    , married three times and had thirteen sons and 10 daughters...
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Relief of King Pharnavaz[where?]

Pavle Ingoroqva. Pharnavaz's rise, advent and imperial expansion of the Iberian monarchy was directly tied to the victory of Alexander the Great over the Achaemenid Empire. Pharnavaz ruled under the suzerainty of the Seleucid Empire. (Full article...
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Geography of Georgia (C)

History of Georgia (C)

                    
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Economy of Georgia (C)

Healthcare in Georgia (country)

                    
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Tourism in Georgia (country)

                    
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Shota Rustaveli
Shota Rustaveli

Famous Georgians (C)


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Old Tbilisi
Old Tbilisi
The view of Old Tbilisi from Metekhi.
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