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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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Forecast for today in Tbilisi: Cloudy, flurries; not as cold
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Cloudy, flurries; not as cold
Forecast for today in Kutaisi: Heavy rain and snow; chilly
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Heavy rain and snow; chilly
Forecast for today in Batumi: Snow and rain; breezy, cooler
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Snow and rain; breezy, cooler
Forecast for today in Sukhumi: Rain and drizzle
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Rain and drizzle
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Exchange Rate
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United States Dollar1 USD=1.6690
European Euro1 EUR=2.1951
Russian Ruble100 RUB=5.4969
British Pound Sterling1 GBP=2.6220
Japanese Yen100 JPY=2.1667
Swiss Franc1 CHF=1.8171
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Georgian NewsSaturday, 28 January, 2012 @04:43:19

PACE Monitors on Georgia's Electoral System
Civil Georgia
Because of a failure to address wide disparity between single-mandate, majoritarian constituencies resulting in unequal weight of each vote, Georgia's “new election system is not fully in line with European standards,” two co-rapporteurs from ...



Australia concerned about Lavrov's visit to Fiji
Experts' club
" Diplomatic eyebrows are being raised by the visit of the Russian Foreign Minister to Fiji, with concerns that Russia is engaging in what Australia last year labelled ''cheque-book diplomacy'' in the Pacific - writes Australian newspaper Sydney ...

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Additional GEL 2.2 million for Party Funding Planned
Civil Georgia
A planned legislative amendment will make available total of up to GEL 2.23 million of additional public funding for twelve political parties on top of what they already receive from the state budget. According to the draft amendment to the law on ...



Passport taken away from Tedeev - he was interrogated as a witness
Experts' club
Dzambolat Tedeev's lawyer denied reports that the FSB brought charges against the head coach of the Russian national wrestling team of attempting a coup in the occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia. "At first he was searched as a citizen, ...



Gali youth will have to leave the area
Experts' club
In the Gali district young people who are evading service in the Abkhazian army declared wanted. According to a source of agency Pirveli in the Gali district, parents of young people were informed about this when they went to the military commissariat.



FGM concern over Russian investment
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By Messenger Staff Some Georgian politicians have expressed their concern over current Russian economic activity in Georgia. Fair Georgian Movement (FGM) has raised the issue of Russian electricity distribution company Inter Rao, and its interests in ...

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Chamber of Control accuses Georgian Dream of breaking election law
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By Gvantsa Gabekhadze The Chamber of Control has released another statement regarding the public movement established by Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, condemning the organization for “hypocritical deals.” Based on recent changes to ...

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Rezonansi has asked two public figures if they believe that a restoration of relations between Russia and Georgia is possible, and how imagine the negotiations would unfold between them. Historian Tedo Dundua says that Russia placed itself in a ...

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Nationality census in Russian Federation
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By Messenger Staff According to data released by the Russian media, 111 million people registered themselves as ethnically Russian in a census of the Russian Federation, out of a total population of 143 million. The next largest ethnic group reported ...



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New election code amendments criticized
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A conference dedicated to the analysis of new amendments to the Georgian legal code, sponsored by the Georgian Development Research Institute, was held at Marriott Tbilisi yesterday. At the centre of the conference was a report presented by specialists ...

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