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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.
Modern history. History by topic. The nation of Georgia ( Georgian: საქართველო sakartvelo) was first unified as a kingdom under the Bagrationi dynasty by the King Bagrat III of Georgia in the early 11th century, arising from a number of predecessor states of the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia.
Round Table—Free Georgia ( Georgian: მრგვალი მაგიდა — თავისუფალი საქართველო, romanized: mrgvali magida — tavisupali sakartvelo) was an alliance of Georgian political parties led by Zviad Gamsakhurdia. It played a decisive role in the restoration of independence of Georgia ...
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 ...
The full, official name of the country is simply "Georgia", as specified in the Georgian constitution which reads " Georgia is the name of the state of Georgia." [4] Before the 1995 constitution came into force the country's name was the Republic of Georgia. Since 2005 [5] the Georgian Government works actively to remove the Russian-derived ...
The country covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi), and has a population of 3.7 million people. Tbilisi is its capital and largest city, home to roughly a third of the Georgian population . Georgia has been a wine production site since 6,000 BC, being the earliest known location of winemaking in the world.
European Georgia –Movement for Liberty. European Georgia ( Georgian: ევროპული საქართველო, romanized: evrop'uli sakartvelo) is a political party in Georgia founded in Tbilisi in January 2017, primarily by prominent former members of the United National Movement. From 2017 to 2021 the party was chaired by ...
HSBC Bank Georgia. HSBC Bank Georgia JSC was a bank in Georgia. It opened its doors for business in Tbilisi in June 2008. [1] [2] It was a locally-licensed joint venture between the HSBC Holdings Plc — which held 70% ownership — and members of overseas businesses who held 30%. In 2011, HSBC announced that it would close its Georgian business.