Outline of Abkhazia

Short description: De facto independent state in Eurasia

The Flag of Abkhazia

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The Emblem of Abkhazia

The location of Abkhazia Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationAn enlargeable map of Abkhazia An enlargeable map of Georgia

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 Russia , on the east Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.

## Contents

* 1 General reference
* 2 Geography of Abkhazia
* 2.1 Environment of Abkhazia
* 2.2 Regions of Abkhazia
* 2.2.1 Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
* 2.2.1.1 Districts of Abkhazia
* 2.2.1.2 Municipalities of Abkhazia
* 2.2.1.2.1 Cities of Abkhazia
* 2.2.1.2.2 Towns of Abkhazia
* 2.2.1.2.3 Other settlements (villages)
* 2.3 Demography of Abkhazia
* 3 Government and politics of Abkhazia
* 3.1 Branches of government
* 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Abkhazia
* 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Abkhazia
* 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Abkhazia
* 3.2 Foreign relations of Abkhazia
* 3.2.1 International organization membership
* 3.3 Law and order in Abkhazia
* 3.4 Military of Abkhazia
* 3.5 Local government in Abkhazia
* 4 History of Abkhazia
* 5 Culture of Abkhazia
* 5.1 Art in Abkhazia
* 5.2 Sports in Abkhazia
* 6 Economy and infrastructure of Abkhazia
* 7 Education in Abkhazia
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## General reference

* 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

An enlargeable topographic map of Abkhazia

Geography of Abkhazia

* 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:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Eurasia
* Asia
* Southwest Asia
* Caucasus
* Georgia
* Europe
* Eastern Europe
* Caucasus
* Georgia
* Time zone: MSK (UTC+3)
* 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Abkhazia

* Climate of Abkhazia
* World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None

### Regions of Abkhazia

#### Administrative divisions of Abkhazia

Administrative divisions of Abkhazia

* Districts of Abkhazia
* Municipalities of Abkhazia

##### Districts of Abkhazia

Districts of Abkhazia

* Gagra
* Gali
* Gudauta
* Gulripshi
* Ochamchire
* Sukhumi
* Tkvarcheli

##### Municipalities of Abkhazia

Municipalities of Abkhazia

###### Cities of Abkhazia

* Capital of Abkhazia: Sukhumi

###### Towns of Abkhazia

* Gagra
* Gali
* Gudauta
* New Athos
* Ochamchire
* Pitsunda
* Tkvarcheli

###### Other settlements (villages)

* Bzyb
* Gulripshi
* Leselidze
* Ilori
* Lykhny
* Myussera
* Pskhu
* Gantiadi

### Demography of Abkhazia

Demographics of Abkhazia

## Government and politics of Abkhazia

Politics 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

Government of the Republic of Abkhazia

#### Executive branch of the government of Abkhazia

* 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

* People's Assembly of Abkhazia (unicameral)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Abkhazia

Court system of Abkhazia

* Supreme Court of Abkhazia - highest judicial body in Abkhazia
* Military Court (Abkhazia)
* Arbitrary Court (Abkhazia)
* Council of Justice (Abkhazia)

### Foreign relations of Abkhazia

Foreign relations of Abkhazia

* Diplomatic missions in Abkhazia
* Diplomatic missions of Abkhazia
* Abkhazia-Russia relations
* Abkhazia-Nicaragua relations
* Abkhazia-South Ossetia relations

#### International organization membership

* none [7]

### Law and order in Abkhazia

Law of Abkhazia

* Constitution of Abkhazia
* Crime in Abkhazia
* Human rights in Abkhazia
* LGBT rights in Abkhazia
* Freedom of religion in Abkhazia
* Law enforcement in Abkhazia

### Military of Abkhazia

Military of Abkhazia

* Command
* Commander-in-chief:
* Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia
* Forces
* Army of Abkhazia
* Navy of Abkhazia
* Air Force of Abkhazia
* Special forces of Abkhazia
* Military history of Abkhazia
* Military ranks of Abkhazia

### Local government in Abkhazia

Local government in Abkhazia

## History of Abkhazia

History of Abkhazia

* Timeline of the history of Abkhazia
* Current events of Abkhazia
* Military history of Abkhazia

## Culture of Abkhazia

Culture of Abkhazia

* Architecture of Abkhazia
* Cuisine of Abkhazia
* Festivals in Abkhazia
* Languages of Abkhazia
* Media in Abkhazia
* National symbols of Abkhazia
* Emblem of Abkhazia
* Flag of Abkhazia
* National anthem of Abkhazia: Aiaaira
* People of Abkhazia
* Macropogones
* Public holidays in Abkhazia
* Records of Abkhazia
* Religion in Abkhazia
* Christianity in Abkhazia
* Hinduism in Abkhazia
* Islam in Abkhazia
* Judaism in Abkhazia
* Sikhism in Abkhazia
* World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None

### Art in Abkhazia

* Art in Abkhazia
* Cinema of Abkhazia
* Literature of Abkhazia
* Abkhaz literature
* Music of Abkhazia
* Television in Abkhazia
* Theatre in Abkhazia

### Sports in Abkhazia

Sports in Abkhazia

* Football in Abkhazia
* Abkhazia in the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Abkhazia

Economy of Abkhazia

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
* Banking in Abkhazia
* National Bank of Abkhazia
* Communications in Abkhazia
* Internet in Abkhazia
* Companies of Abkhazia
* Currency of Abkhazia: Ruble
* ISO 4217: RUB
* Energy in Abkhazia
* Health care in Abkhazia
* Transportation in Abkhazia
* Airports in Abkhazia
* Rail transport in Abkhazia
* Roads in Abkhazia

## Education in Abkhazia

* Education in Abkhazia

## See also

Abkhazia

* All pages with titles containing Abkhazia
* All pages with titles containing Abkhaz
* Index of Abkhazia-related articles
* List of Abkhazia-related topics
* List of international rankings
* Outline of Georgia (country)

## References

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ Abkhazia: ten years on. By Rachel Clogg, Conciliation Resources, 2001
3. ↑ Medianews.ge. Training of military operations underway in Abkhazia , August 21, 2007
4. ↑ Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-7007-1481-2
5. ↑ GuardianUnlimited. Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash
6. ↑ International Relations and Security Network. Kosovo wishes in Caucasus. By Simon Saradzhyan
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Georgia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/georgia/.

## External links

* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Abkhazia and South Ossetia maps : Georgia's rebel regions maps Abkhazia ussr.
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. Official web-page
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official site
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. / Institute for Social and Economic Research
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official Site
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. BBC Regions and territories: Abkhazia
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. The Autonomous Republic of Abkhazeti - from Georgian National Parliamentary Library
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Abkhazia.com Official website of the refugees from Abkhazia
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. State Information Agency of the Abkhaz Republic
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Georgia's rebel regions news portal
* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Archaeology and ethnography of Abkhazia. Abkhaz Institute of Social Studies. Abkhaz State Museum

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