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      Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%,

       Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)

      Languages:

      Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2004 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2006)

      Education expenditures:

      3.1% of GDP (2006)

      Government

       Georgia

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none conventional short form: Georgia local long form: none local short form: Sak'art'velo former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic

      Government type:

      republic

      Capital:

      name: T'bilisi geographic coordinates: 41 43 N, 44 47 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika) regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli city: Tbilisi autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi) note: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses

      Independence:

      9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)

      National holiday:

      Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

      Constitution:

      adopted 24 August 1995

      Legal system:

      based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (since 25 January 2004); the president is both the chief of state and head of government for the power ministries: state security (includes interior) and defense head of government: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (since 25 January 2004); Prime Minister Grigol MGALOBLISHVILI (since 1 November 2008); the president is both 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 cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 5 January 2008 (next to be held January 2013) election results: Mikheil SAAKASHVILI reelected president; percent of vote - Mikheil SAAKASHVILI 53.5%, Levan GACHECHILADZE 25.7%, Badri PATARKATSISHVILI 7.1%

      Legislative branch:

      unicameral Parliament or Parlamenti (also known as Supreme Council or Umaghlesi Sabcho) (235 seats; 150 members elected by proportional representation, 75 from single-seat constituencies, and 10 represent displaced persons from Abkhazia; to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 21 May 2008 (next to be held in spring 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - National Movement-Democratic Front 59.2%, National Council-New Rights 17.7%, other parties 23.1%; seats by party - National Movement-Democratic Front 120, National Council-New Rights 16

      Judicial branch:

      Supreme Court (judges elected by the Supreme Council on the president's or chairman of the Supreme Court'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]; Georgia's Way Party [Salome ZOURABICHVILI];

       Greens [Giorgi GACHECHILADZE]; Industry Will Save Georgia

       (Industrialists) or IWSG [Georgi TOPADZE]; Labor Party [Shalva

       NATELASHVILI]; National Council-New Rights (a bloc uniting a

       nine-party alliance with New Rights); 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

       Rights [David GAMKRELIDZE]; Republican Party [David USUPASHVILI];

       Socialist Party or SPG [Irakli MINDELI]; Traditionalists [Akaki

       ASATIANI]; Union of National Forces-Conservatives [Koba DAVITASHVILI

       and Zviad DZIDZIGURI]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      other: Georgian independent deputies from Abkhaz government in exile; separatists in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

      International organization participation:

      ACCT (observer), ADB, BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM,

       IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,

       IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC,

       MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI

       (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO,

       WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Vasil SIKHARULIDZE chancery: 2209 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 387–2390 FAX: [1] (202) 393–4537

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador John F. TEFFT embassy: 11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131 mailing address: 7060 T'bilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521–7060 telephone: [995] (32) 27–70-00 FAX: СКАЧАТЬ