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Georgia is country of Transcaucasia located at the eastern end of the Black Sea on the southern flanks of the Greater Caucasus Mountains It was the site of the ancient kingdom of Iberia and of the medieval Bagratid dynasty
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Geographical and historical treatment of Georgia, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government By the early 21st century, Georgia’s prosperity was based mainly in the service sector and largely in and around Atlanta, on account of that city’s superior rail and air connections
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Caucasus, mountain system and region lying between the Black Sea (west) and the Caspian Sea (east) and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia The great historic barrier of the Caucasus Mountains rises up across the wide isthmus separating the Black and Caspian seas in the region
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Ethnically, contemporary Georgia is not homogeneous but reflects the intermixtures and successions of the Caucasus region About four-fifths of the people are Georgians; the rest are Armenians, Russians, Azerbaijanis, and, in smaller numbers, Ossetes, Greeks, Abkhazians, and others
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Like Ukraine, Georgia sits on the border with Russia, and in 2008 Russia invaded Georgia to take control of the border region of South Ossetia The country also has a close relationship with NATO, and many Georgians support a Western orientation for the country rather than being under Russia’s sphere of influence
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Georgia embraced Christianity about the year 330; its conversion is attributed to a holy captive woman, St Nino During the next three centuries, Georgia was involved in the conflict between Rome—and its successor state, the Byzantine Empire —and the Persian Sāsānian dynasty
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Tbilisi, capital of the republic of Georgia, on the Mtkvari (Kura) River at its dissection of the Trialeti (Trialetsky) and Kartli (Kartliysky, or Kartalinian) ranges
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South of the main ridge of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Caspian and Black seas, is the republic of Georgia The country and its people have a rich heritage
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