io broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0

Radios: NA; note - 95% of Palestinian households have radios (1992
est.)

Television broadcast stations: 0

Televisions: NA; note - 59% of Palestinian households have
televisions (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: NA

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: NA
males fit for military service: NA

Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP

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@Georgia
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Beset by ethnic and civil strife since independence in 1991, Georgia
began to stabilize in 1994. Separatist conflicts in Abkhazia and
South Ossetia have been dormant for more than two years, although
political settlements remain elusive. Russian peacekeepers are
deployed in both regions and a UN Observer Mission is operating in
Abkhazia. As a result of these conflicts, Georgia still has about
250,000 internally displaced people. In November 1995, Georgia held
peaceful, generally free and fair nationwide presidential and
parliamentary elections. Although the country continues to suffer
from a crippling economic crisis, aggravated by a severe energy
shortage, some progress has been made and the Georgian Government
remains committed to economic reform in cooperation with the IMF and
the World Bank. Violence and organized crime were sharply curtailed
in 1995.

Map
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Location: 42 00 N, 43 30 E -- Southwestern Asia, bordering the
Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia

Flag
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Description: maroon field with small rectangle in upper hoist side
corner; rectangle divided horizontally with black on top, white below

Geography
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Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between
Turkey and Russia

Geographic coordinates: 42 00 N, 43 30 E

Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States

Area:
total area: 69,700 sq km
land area: 69,700 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than South Carolina

Land boundaries:
total: 1,461 km
border countries: Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km,
Turkey 252 km

Coastline: 310 km

Maritime claims: NA

International disputes: none

Climate: warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast

Terrain: largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the
north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhida Lowland
opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Ba