Place:Outline of Abkhazia
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Short description: De facto independent state in Eurasia
The Flag of Abkhazia
The Emblem of Abkhazia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Abkhazia:
Abkhazia is a de facto independent state[1][2][3][4][5][6] located in Eurasia whose de jure sovereignty is only recognized by Russia , Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru and the disputed states of South Ossetia and Transnistria. The rest of the world's states consider Abkhazia to be de jure part of Georgia.[7]
Abkhazia is located in the western Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. On the north, it borders the Russia , on the east Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
General reference
- Pronunciation
- Common English country name: Abkhazia
- Official English country name: disputed between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
- Official English country name used by UN and international community: Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Abkhaz, Abkhazian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Abkhazia
- ISO country codes: See the Outline of Georgia (country)
- ISO region codes: See the Outline of Georgia (country)
- Internet country code top-level domain: See the Outline of Georgia
Geography of Abkhazia
Geography of Abkhazia
- Abkhazia is: a de facto independent state, its de jure independence is only recognised by Russia , Nicaragua and South Ossetia, the rest of the world's states recognise it as part of Georgia.
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Time zone: MSK (UTC+3)
- Extreme Points:
- Northernmost Point: The Psou River near the Russian village of Aibga in Krasnodar Krai
- Southernmost Point: A beach near Bchara
- Easternmost Point: Near the source of the Sakeni River in the Caucasus
- Westernmost Point: Leselidze
- Highest Point: Summit of Dombay-Ulgen
- Lowest Point: Sea level
- Population of Abkhazia: 216,000 (2003 and disputed)
- Area of Abkhazia: 8,432 square kilometres (3,256 sq mi)
- Atlas of Abkhazia
Environment of Abkhazia
- Climate of Abkhazia
- World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None
Regions of Abkhazia
Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
- Districts of Abkhazia
- Municipalities of Abkhazia
Districts of Abkhazia
Districts of Abkhazia
- Gagra
- Gali
- Gudauta
- Gulripshi
- Ochamchire
- Sukhumi
- Tkvarcheli
Municipalities of Abkhazia
Municipalities of Abkhazia
Cities of Abkhazia
- Capital of Abkhazia: Sukhumi
Towns of Abkhazia
- Gagra
- Gali
- Gudauta
- New Athos
- Ochamchire
- Pitsunda
- Tkvarcheli
Other settlements (villages)
- Bzyb
- Gulripshi
- Leselidze
- Ilori
- Lykhny
- Myussera
- Pskhu
- Gantiadi
Demography of Abkhazia
Demographics of Abkhazia
Government and politics of Abkhazia
Politics of Abkhazia Abkhazia is de facto independent, but most of the world's governments consider Abkhazia to be a de jure part of Georgia, and not an independent country.
- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Abkhazia: Sukhumi
- Elections in Abkhazia
- Political parties in Abkhazia
Branches of government
Government of the Republic of Abkhazia
Executive branch of the government of Abkhazia
- Head of state: President of Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Leonid Lakerbaia
- Cabinet of Abkhazia
- Prime Minister – Leonid Lakerbaia
- First Vice Premier – Indira Awardan
- Vice Premier – Alexander Stranichkin
- Vice Premier – Vladimir Delba
- Chief of the Cabinet Staff – Marina Ladaria
- Minister of Defence – Mirab Kishmaria
- Minister of Finance – Vladimir Delba
- Minister for Foreign Affairs – Viacheslav Chirikba
- Minister of Internal Affairs – Otar Khetsia
- Minister of Justice – Yekaterina Onishchenko
- Minister of Economy – David Iradyan
- Minister for Taxes and Fees – Rauf Tsimtsba
- Minister of Agriculture – Beslan Jopua
- Minister of Labour and Social Security – Olga Koltukova
- Minister of Health – Zurab Marshan
- Minister of Education – Daur Nachkebia
- Minister of Culture – Badr Gunba
- Chairman of the State Customs Committee – Said Tarkil
- Chairman of the State Committee for Management of State Property and Privatization – Konstantin Katsia
- Chairman of the State Committee for Resorts and Tourism – Tengiz Lakerbaia
- Chairman of the State Committee on Youth and Sport – Shazina Avidzba
- Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation – Zurab Adleiba
- Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Nature – Roman Dbar
Legislative branch of the government of Abkhazia
- People's Assembly of Abkhazia (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Abkhazia
Court system of Abkhazia
- Supreme Court of Abkhazia – highest judicial body in Abkhazia
- Military Court (Abkhazia)
- Arbitrary Court (Abkhazia)
- Council of Justice (Abkhazia)
Foreign relations of Abkhazia
Foreign relations of Abkhazia
- Diplomatic missions in Abkhazia
- Diplomatic missions of Abkhazia
- Abkhazia-Russia relations
- Abkhazia-Nicaragua relations
- Abkhazia-South Ossetia relations
International organization membership
- none [7]
Law and order in Abkhazia
Law of Abkhazia
- Constitution of Abkhazia
- Crime in Abkhazia
- Human rights in Abkhazia
- LGBT rights in Abkhazia
- Freedom of religion in Abkhazia
- Law enforcement in Abkhazia
Military of Abkhazia
Military of Abkhazia
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Abkhazia
- Navy of Abkhazia
- Air Force of Abkhazia
- Special forces of Abkhazia
- Military history of Abkhazia
- Military ranks of Abkhazia
Local government in Abkhazia
Local government in Abkhazia
History of Abkhazia
History of Abkhazia
- Timeline of the history of Abkhazia
- Current events of Abkhazia
- Military history of Abkhazia
Culture of Abkhazia
Culture of Abkhazia
- Architecture of Abkhazia
- Cuisine of Abkhazia
- Festivals in Abkhazia
- Languages of Abkhazia
- Media in Abkhazia
- National symbols of Abkhazia
- Emblem of Abkhazia
- Flag of Abkhazia
- National anthem of Abkhazia: Aiaaira
- People of Abkhazia
- Macropogones
- Public holidays in Abkhazia
- Records of Abkhazia
- Religion in Abkhazia
- Christianity in Abkhazia
- Hinduism in Abkhazia
- Islam in Abkhazia
- Judaism in Abkhazia
- Sikhism in Abkhazia
- World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None
Art in Abkhazia
- Art in Abkhazia
- Cinema of Abkhazia
- Literature of Abkhazia
- Abkhaz literature
- Music of Abkhazia
- Television in Abkhazia
- Theatre in Abkhazia
Sports in Abkhazia
Sports in Abkhazia
- Football in Abkhazia
- Abkhazia in the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Abkhazia
Economy of Abkhazia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
- Banking in Abkhazia
- National Bank of Abkhazia
- Communications in Abkhazia
- Internet in Abkhazia
- Companies of Abkhazia
- Currency of Abkhazia: Ruble
- ISO 4217: RUB
- Energy in Abkhazia
- Health care in Abkhazia
- Transportation in Abkhazia
- Airports in Abkhazia
- Rail transport in Abkhazia
- Roads in Abkhazia
Education in Abkhazia
- Education in Abkhazia
See also
- All pages with titles containing Abkhazia
- All pages with titles containing Abkhaz
- Index of Abkhazia-related articles
- List of Abkhazia-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Outline of Georgia (country)
References
- ↑ Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, ISBN:0-8330-3260-7
- ↑ Abkhazia: ten years on. By Rachel Clogg, Conciliation Resources, 2001
- ↑ Medianews.ge. Training of military operations underway in Abkhazia , August 21, 2007
- ↑ Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. ISBN:0-7007-1481-2
- ↑ GuardianUnlimited. Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash
- ↑ International Relations and Security Network. Kosovo wishes in Caucasus. By Simon Saradzhyan
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Georgia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/georgia/.
External links
- (in English) Abkhazia and South Ossetia maps : Georgia's rebel regions maps Abkhazia ussr.
- (in English, Russian, and Georgian) Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. Official web-page
- (in English, Russian, Turkish, and Abkhazian) President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official site
- (in English) / Institute for Social and Economic Research
- (in English, Russian, and Turkish) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official Site
- (in English) BBC Regions and territories: Abkhazia
- (in English) The Autonomous Republic of Abkhazeti - from Georgian National Parliamentary Library
- (in English) Abkhazia.com Official website of the refugees from Abkhazia
- (in Russian) State Information Agency of the Abkhaz Republic
- (in English) Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Georgia's rebel regions news portal
- (in Russian) Archaeology and ethnography of Abkhazia. Abkhaz Institute of Social Studies. Abkhaz State Museum
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