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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: georgia local long form: none former: georgian soviet socialist republic local short form: sak'art'velo |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | T'bilisi |
| Administrative divisions | 9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 9 cities (k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)
: regions: guria, imereti, kakheti, kvemo kartli, mtskheta-mtianeti, racha-lechkhumi and kvemo svaneti, samegrelo and zemo svaneti, samtskhe-javakheti, shida kartli : cities: chiat'ura, gori, k'ut'aisi, p'ot'i, rust'avi, t'bilisi, tqibuli, tsqaltubo, zugdidi note: the administrative centers of the 2 autonomous republics are shown in parentheses : autonomous republics: abkhazia or ap'khazet'is avtonomiuri respublika (sokhumi), ajaria or acharis avtonomiuri respublika (bat'umi) |
| Independence | 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union |
| Constitution | adopted 17 October 1995 |
| Legal system | based on civil law system |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president mikheil saakashvili (since 25 january 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government for the power ministries: state security, interior, and defense elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 4 january 2004 (next to be held na 2009) election results: mikheil saakashvili elected president; percent of vote - mikheil saakashvili 96.3%, temur shashiashvili 1.9% cabinet: cabinet of ministers head of government: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (since 25 January 2004); Prime Minister Zurab ZHVANIA (since 9 February 2004); note - the president is the chief of state and head of government for the power ministries: state security, interior, and defense; the prime minister is head of the remaining ministries of government |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Supreme Council (commonly referred to as Parliament) or Umaghiesi Sabcho (235 seats - 150 elected by party lists); members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 28 march 2004 (next to be held spring 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - national movement-democrats 67.6%, rightist opposition 7.6%, all other parties received less than 7% each; seats by party - national movement-democrats 135, rightist opposition 15 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (judges elected by the Supreme Council on the president's recommendation); Constitutional Court |
| Political parties and leaders | Citizen's Union of Georgia or CUG [Avtandil JORBENADZE]; Georgian People's Front [Nodar NATADZE]; Georgian United Communist Party or UCPG [Panteleimon GIORGADZE]; Greens [Giorgi GACHECHILADZE]; Industry Will Save Georgia or IWSG [Georgi TOPADZE]; Labor Party [Shalva NATELASHVILI]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Irina SARISHVILI-CHANTURIA]; National Movement [Mikheil SAAKASHVILI]; New Right [Levaii GACHECHILADZE]; Republican Party [David BERDZENISHVILI]; "Revival" Union Party or AGUR [Alsan ABASHIDZE]; Socialist Party or SPG [Irakli MINDELI]; Traditionalists [Akaki ASATIANI] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Georgian independent deputies from Abkhaz government in exile; separatists in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; supporters of the late ousted President Zviad GAMSAKHURDYA |
| International organization participation | BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador levan mikeladze FAX: [1] (202) 393-6060 telephone: [1] (202) 387-2390 chancery: suite 300, 1615 new hampshire avenue nw, washington, dc 20009 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador richard m. miles embassy: #25 atoneli street, t'bilisi 0105 mailing address: 7060 tbilisi place, washington, dc 20521-7060 telephone: [995] (32) 989-967/68 FAX: [995] (32) 933-759 |
| Flag description | white rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears to date back to the 14th century |
Introduction and Background to Georgia | Geography Of Georgia | People Of Georgia | Economy Of Georgia | Communications Of Georgia | Transportation Of Georgia | Military Of Georgia | Transnational Issues Of Georgia
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