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 Russian Federation, on the east Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
General reference
edit- 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
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- 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:
- 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
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- Climate of Abkhazia
- World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None
Regions of Abkhazia
editAdministrative divisions of Abkhazia
editAdministrative divisions of Abkhazia
Districts of Abkhazia
editMunicipalities of Abkhazia
editCities of Abkhazia
editTowns of Abkhazia
editOther settlements (villages)
editDemography of Abkhazia
editGovernment and politics of Abkhazia
editPolitics 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
editGovernment of the Republic of Abkhazia
Executive branch of the government of Abkhazia
edit- 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
editJudicial branch of the government of Abkhazia
edit- Supreme Court of Abkhazia – highest judicial body in Abkhazia
- Military Court (Abkhazia)
- Arbitrary Court (Abkhazia)
- Council of Justice (Abkhazia)
Foreign relations of Abkhazia
edit- Diplomatic missions in Abkhazia
- Diplomatic missions of Abkhazia
- Abkhazia-Russia relations
- Abkhazia-Nicaragua relations
- Abkhazia-South Ossetia relations
International organization membership
edit- none [7]
Law and order in Abkhazia
editMilitary of Abkhazia
edit- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Abkhazia
- Military ranks of Abkhazia
Local government in Abkhazia
editHistory of Abkhazia
editCulture of Abkhazia
edit- Architecture of Abkhazia
- Cuisine of Abkhazia
- Festivals in Abkhazia
- Languages of Abkhazia
- Media in Abkhazia
- National symbols of Abkhazia
- People of Abkhazia
- Public holidays in Abkhazia
- Records of Abkhazia
- Religion in Abkhazia
- World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None
Art in Abkhazia
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- Cinema of Abkhazia
- Literature of Abkhazia
- Music of Abkhazia
- Television in Abkhazia
- Theatre in Abkhazia
Sports in Abkhazia
editEconomy and infrastructure of Abkhazia
editEducation in Abkhazia
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ 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. Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine By Rachel Clogg, Conciliation Resources, 2001
- ^ Medianews.ge. Training of military operations underway in Abkhazia Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, 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
- ^ a b "Georgia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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Abkhazia at Wikipedia's sister projects
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Texts from Wikisource
Travel information from Wikivoyage
Abkhazian edition of Wikipedia- Russian edition of Wikipedia
- (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 Abkhaz) 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 Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- (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