Georgia or Sakartvelo formerly the Republic of Georgia, is a transcontinental
country partially in Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia in the Caucasus
region. It is bordered to the north by the Russian Federation, to the east
by Azerbaijan, to the west across the Black Sea by Ukraine, to the south by
Armenia and to the southwest by Turkey. The territory of Georgia covers
69,700 km² and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Georgia’s
population is 4.4 million in the territories controlled by the central
government of Georgia, nearly 84% of whom are ethnic Georgians.Georgia is a
representative democracy, organized as a secular, unitary,semi-presidential republic. It is currently a member of the United Nations,the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the World Trade Organization, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation,and GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development. The country seeks to join NATO and, in the longer term, accession to the European Union
