pulation: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1989 est.)

Government Georgia

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

Government type: republic

Capital: T'bilisi

Administrative divisions: 9 regions, (mkharebi, singular - mkhare),
9 cities* (k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous
republics** (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika);
Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Sokhumi), Ajaria or
Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Bat'umi), Chiat'ura*, Gori*, Guria,
Imereti, Kakheti, K'ut'aisi*, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, P'ot'i*,
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Rust'avi*, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti,
Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli, T'bilisi*, Tqibuli*, Tsqaltubo*,
Zugdidi* note: the administrative centers of the 2 autonomous republics
are shown in parentheses

Independence: 9 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 Eduard Amvrosiyevich
SHEVARDNADZE (previously elected chairman of the Government Council
10 March 1992; Council has since been disbanded; previously elected
chairman of Parliament 11 October 1992; president since 26 November 1995);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: of the Government Council 10 March 1992; Council
has since been disbanded; previously elected chairman of Parliament 11
October 1992; president since 26 November 1995); note - the president
is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet of
Ministers election results: Eduard SHEVARDNADZE reelected president;
percent of vote - Eduard SHEVARDNADZE 80% elections: president elected
by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 9 April 2000
(next to be held NA 2005)

Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Council (commonly referred to
as Parliament) or Umaghiesi Sabcho (235 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve four-year terms) election results: percent of vote
by party - CUG 41.85%, AGUR 25.65%, IWSG 7.8%, all other parties received
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