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About GeorgiaWelcome to Georgia (საქართველო Sak'art'velo), known officially from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), is a country to the east of the Black Sea, most of which is located in the South Caucasus, while a portion of the territory lies in the North Caucasus. A former republic of the Soviet Union, it shares borders with Russia in the north and Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in the south, area 69,700 sq km (26,900 sq mi).

Georgia is an amazing cluster of cultures, religions, fascinating landscapes and ancient history. The country where everyone can find something to his liking - from snowy peaks to subtropical shores, from deserts to lush forests, from cities to enchanting villages. Ethnic Georgians constitute a majority of the population. The official language is Georgian, one of the oldest languages in the world. Tbilisi is the capital and by far the largest city.

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Wed, 19 June, 2013
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United States Dollar1 USD=1.6549
European Euro1 EUR=2.0779
Russian Ruble100 RUB=5.1564
British Pound Sterling1 GBP=2.6184
Japanese Yen100 JPY=2.1063
Swiss Franc1 CHF=1.7302
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Georgian NewsWednesday, 19 June, 2013 @07:21:09

Abkhazian veterans confirm that Russia armed them during the war
Experts' club
Abkhazian veterans confirm that during the conflict in the early nineties they were armed by Russia. Statement by the movement of Abkhazian veterans Amtsakhara was published by news agency Apsnipress. Abkhazian veterans claim that transfer of three ...



Russia pays $ 4bln for a possibility of war with Georgia
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The Black Sea fleet is necessary for the Kremlin for a war with Georgia. This was said by leader of the Russian opposition Solidarity movement Boris Nemtsov on the air of ТВі. "If you look closely at the Black Sea basin countries, you'll see that today only one ...



Russia's behavior will be discussed today at Council of Europe ministerial
Experts' club
Consequences of the Russian aggression against Georgia and Moscow's refusal to fulfill its international obligations will be one of the main issues at the ministerial of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The Georgian delegation at the meeting will be ...



Ossetians returned the stolen cattle - Tskhinvali started to make excuses
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After exposure in the media Ossetian militia returned the cattle that was stolen the day before from shepherds near the line of occupation. At that representative of the puppet regime Merab Chigoev told news agency "RES", that the herd appeared in the ...



Usupashvili Meets MEPs from Foreign Affairs Committee
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Georgian Parliamentary Chairman, Davit Usupashvili, who is visiting Brussels, spoke before the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee on June 17. After his opening remarks during which he spoke about Georgian Dream coalition's reform agenda ...

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Fitch Affirms Four Georgian Banks
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and Viability Ratings (VRs) of Bank of Georgia (BoG), TBC Bank (TBC), ProCredit Bank (Georgia) (PCBG) and JSC Liberty Bank (LB). The Outlooks on the banks' Long-term IDRs are ...

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Interior Ministry discovers large arms cache in west Georgia
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed that a large storage of explosive materials has been found. Nino Giorgobiani, the Spokesperson for the ministry held a special briefing on June 17 and said that an arms cache was found in the Samegrelo ...

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The battle for a constitutional majority
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The issue of obtaining a constitutional majority in parliament has again become a bone of contention between the Georgian Dream coalition and the opposition United National Movement (UNM). The Georgian Dream envisages the introduction of certain ...

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Taxation burden in Georgia
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Economists have been troubles while assessing the taxation burden in Georgia. The former ruling United National Movement (UNM) has left a messy situation in the country in this regard. In January 2005, the UNM introduced a tax code claiming that the total ...

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Pirweli.com reports that around 30, 000 Georgian citizens carry illegal dual citizenship. According to the information of the Ministry of Justice, the State Service Development Agency working on the improvements of election lists defined that these people have ...

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