My country is Georgia. Georgia is a country that is on the Black Sea, to the north of it is Russia, and south it is Turkey. To the west is the Black Sea and to the east is Armenia and Azerbaijan. Georgia has a semi-presidential or republic government. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi with 1,115,000 for population wise. For those of you wondering what they use for money, their monetary unit or currency is Lari. 1 lari is equal to 60 cents here in the U.S. and 50 cents here in the U.S. is equal to 0.83 in Georgia. (http://coinmill.com/GEL_calculator.html (if you want to see what the currency is equal to in other countries)) The president currently is Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia's current has a population of 4.7 million.
Georgia became a kingdom in 4 B.C., but Christianity wasn't introduced until 4 A.D. During one of the Queen's Reign (Queen Tamara), Georgia and the whole Transcaucasia was included in the territory. During the 13th century, two parts or areas (whatever you want to call them) called Tamerlane and the Mongols decimated or destroyed their population. But in the 16th century, Georgia was a scene of struggle between Persia and Turkey. In the 18th century, Georgia became a vassal or a country controlled by another. Russia was controlling Georgia in exchange that they would get protection from the Persians and the Turks.
1917 was when Georgia joined Armenia and Azerbaijan to establish the "anti-Bolshevik Transcaucasian Federation" (http://www.answers.com/topic/transcaucasian-federations), but a year later upon it's dissolution, Georgia got it's independence. However in 1922, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were annexed or taken control over forcefully by the USSR or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russia, and the area that makes up Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan) forming the Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Republic. Though in 1936, Georgia became a separate Soviet republic. Under Soviet rule, Georgia was transformed from agrarian or farming to a large industrial, urban society.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Pic of where Georgia is
Smaller than South Carolina, about 84% Orthodox Christian, known during the 12th and 13th century as "The Kingdom of Georgia". One of the famous historical traditions are wine making. Places or areas to visit: Rioni Region(fantastic mountainous scenery), Mazeri(mountain village), and a lot more.
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