2. Georgia is a country in Eastern Europe. It is on
the coast of the Black Sea.
3. • Georgia is bordered by the Black Sea in the west, by Turkey and
Armenia in the south, by Azerbaijan in the east, and Russia in the
north. The republic also includes the Abkhazia and Ajara autonomous
republics and South Ossetia.
7. • This is a guide to the history of the OG version – the original Georgia.
A country of great wine and food, the country of Georgia has a pretty
long and complicated history.
8. GEORGIA
• Georgia became a kingdom about 4 B.C. and
Christianity was introduced in A.D. 337. During the
reign of Queen Tamara (1184?1213), its territory
included the whole of Transcaucasia. During the
13th century, Tamerlane and the Mongols
decimated its population. From the 16th century
on, the country was the scene of a struggle
between Persia and Turkey. In the 18th century, it
became a vassal to Russia in exchange for
protection from the Turks and Persians
• .
10. • Georgia proclaimed its
independence from the
USSR on April 6, 1991. In
Jan. 1992, its leader,
Zviad Gamsakhurdia, was
sacked and later accused
of dictatorial policies, the
jailing of opposition
leaders, human rights
abuses, and clamping
down on the media
