The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ April 1991 (from Soviet Union)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the date of

       independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of

       independence from the Soviet Union

      Constitution:

       adopted 17 October 1995

      Legal system:

       based on civil law system

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (since 25 January

       2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of

       government for the power ministries: state security (includes

       interior) and defense

       elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;

       election last held 4 January 2004 (next to be held NA 2009)

       election results: Mikheil SAAKASHVILI elected president; percent of

       vote - Mikheil SAAKASHVILI 96.3%, Temur SHASHIASHVILI 1.9%

       cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers

       head of government: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (since 25 January

       2004); Prime Minister Zurab ZHVANIA (since 9 February 2004); note -

       the president is the chief of state and head of government for the

       power ministries: state security (includes interior) and defense;

       the prime minister is head of the remaining ministries of government

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral Supreme Council (commonly referred to as Parliament) or

       Umaghiesi Sabcho (235 seats - 150 elected by party lists); members

       are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)

       elections: last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held spring 2008)

       election results: percent of vote by party - National

       Movement-Democrats 67.6%, Rightist Opposition 7.6%, all other

       parties received less than 7% each; seats by party - National

       Movement-Democrats 135, Rightist Opposition 15

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court (judges elected by the Supreme Council on the

       president's recommendation); Constitutional Court; first and second

       instance courts

      Political parties and leaders:

       Burjanadze-Democrats [Nino BURJANADZE]; Georgian People's Front

       [Nodar NATADZE]; Georgian United Communist Party or UCPG

       [Panteleimon GIORGADZE]; Greens [Giorgi GACHECHILADZE]; Industry

       Will Save Georgia (Industrialists) or IWSG [Georgi TOPADZE]; Labor

       Party [Shalva NATELASHVILI]; National Democratic Party or NDP

       [Bachuki KARDAVA]; National Movement Democratic Front [Mikheil

       SAAKASHVILI] bloc composed of National Movement and

       Burjanadze-Democrats; National Movement [Mikheil SAAKASHVILI]; New

       Right [Levaii GACHECHILADZE]; Republican Party [David

       BERDZENISHVILI]; Rightist Opposition [Davit GAMKRELIDZE] bloc

       composed of Industrialists and New Right Party; Socialist Party or

       SPG [Irakli MINDELI]; Traditionalists [Akaki ASATIANI]; Union of

       National Forces-Conservatives [Koba DAVITASHVILI and Zviad

       DZIDZIGURI]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Georgian independent deputies from Abkhaz government in exile;

       separatists in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia;

       supporters of the late ousted President Zviad GAMSAKHURDYA

      International organization participation:

       BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt,

       ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM,

       ITU, MIGA, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,

       UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Levan MIKELADZE

       FAX: [1] (202) 393–4537

       telephone: [1] (202) 387–4537

       chancery: Suite 602, 1101 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Richard M. MILES embassy: #25 Atoneli Street, T'bilisi 0105 mailing address: 7060 Tbilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521–7060 telephone: [995] (32) 989–967/68 FAX: [995] (32) 933–759

      Flag description:

       white rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all

       four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red

       bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears to date back to

       the 14th century

      Economy Georgia

      Economy - overview:

       Georgia's main economic activities include the cultivation of

       agricultural products such as citrus fruits, tea, hazelnuts, and

       grapes; mining of manganese and copper; and output of a small

       industrial sector producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages,

       metals, machinery, and chemicals. The country imports the bulk of

       its energy needs, including natural gas and oil products. Its only

       sizable internal energy resource is hydropower. Despite the severe

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