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Georgia

Georgia is a small country (about a quarter of the size of New Zealand). It used to be a part of the Soviet Republic until 1991, when it became independant. As you can see from the map, it lies between Russia and Turkey and the Black Sea on the west. It's capital city is Tbilisi.

Georgia has 4,636,400 inhabitants. It's official language is Georgian.

Georgia has one of the fastest growing economies in eastern Europe. Tourism is a very important part of the economy, and because of it's location transport is also very important. But it's still a very poor country.

Children in Georgia have to go to school from the age of 6 to 14.

Georgia is a very mountainous country. On the north border there are the Caucasus mountains which form the border with Russia. The Likhi range goes from north to south, dividing the country into two halves. The Krubera cave, which is the deepest cave in the world, is located in Georgia. Because it's protected by mountains, it doesn't get as cold as in Russia, or as hot as in Turkey. The average temperature in Tbilisi is 13.3 degrees Celsius, ranging from 31 degrees in the summer and -2 degrees in the winter.

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