- Outline of Abkhazia
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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 Russian Federation, on the east Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
Abkhazia was a part of Georgia in the Soviet Union until 1991, and when the Soviet Union collapsed, a conflict broke out over Abkhazia's status in relation to the newly independent Georgian state. The conflict led to the 1992-1993 war, which was won by Abkhazia with lagerly Russian support and resulted in the mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population from Abkhazia as well as Abkhazia's de facto independence. The parties signed a ceasefire accord in 1994 secured by UN monitors and a Russian-dominated CIS peacekeeping operation, but despite numerous talks Abkhazia and Georgia have not found a political solution to the conflict, which flared up violently several times throughout the years. Abkhazia remained unrecognised as an independent state until the August 2008 war over South Ossetia, following which Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru recognised Abkhazia alongside South Ossetia.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Abkhazia:
General reference
- Pronunciation
- Common English country name: Abkhazia
- Official English country name: disputed between the Republic of Abkhazia and the 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
- 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:
- 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
- Climate of Abkhazia
- World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None
Regions of Abkhazia
Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
- Districts of Abkhazia
- Municipalities of Abkhazia
Districts of Abkhazia
Main article: Districts of AbkhaziaMunicipalities of Abkhazia
Main article: Municipalities of AbkhaziaCities of Abkhazia
Towns of Abkhazia
Other settlements (villages)
Demography of Abkhazia
- Main article: Demographics of Abkhazia
Government and politics of Abkhazia
- Main article: Government of the Republic of Abkhazia and 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.
- Elections in Abkhazia
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Abkhazia
- Political scandals of Abkhazia
- Taxation in Abkhazia
Branches of government
Executive branch of the government of Abkhazia
- Head of state: President of Abkhazia, Sergei Bagapsh
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab
- Cabinet of Abkhazia
- Prime Minister - Alexander Ankvab
- Vice Premier - Leonid Lakerbaia
- Vice Premier - Alexander Stranichkin
- Minister of Defence of Abkhazia, Vice Premier - Merab Kishmaria
- Minister of Finance, Vice Premier - Beslan Kubrava
- Minister for Foreign Affairs - Sergei Shamba
- Minister of Internal Affairs - Otar Khetsia
- Minister of Justice - Lyudmila Khodzhashvili
- Minister of Economy - Kristina Ozgan
- Minister for Taxes and Fees - Vakhtang Pipia
- Minister of Agriculture - Vitali Smyr
- Minister of Labour and Social Security - Olga Koltukova
- Minister of Health - Zurab Marshania
- Minister of Education - Indira Vardania
- Minister of Culture - Nugzar Logua
- Chairman of the State Customs Committee - Grigori Enik
- Chairman of the State Committee for Management of State Property and Privatization - Konstantin Katsia
- Chairman of the State Committee for Resorts and Tourism - Tengiz Lakerbay
- Chairman of the State Committee on Youth and Sport - Rafael Ampar
- Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation - Anzor Mukba
- Chairman of the State Committee for Standards, Metrology and Certification - Nerses Nersesan
- Chairman of the State Forestry Committee - Adolf Shamba
Legislative branch of the government of Abkhazia
- People's Assembly of Abkhazia (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Abkhazia
Main article: Court system of Abkhazia- Supreme Court of Abkhazia
Foreign relations of Abkhazia
Main article: 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
- Main article: Law of Abkhazia
- Capital punishment in 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
- Main article: Military of Abkhazia
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia
- Commander-in-chief:
- 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
Main article: Local government in AbkhaziaHistory of Abkhazia
- Main article: History of Abkhazia, Timeline of the history of Abkhazia, and Current events of Abkhazia
- Economic history of Abkhazia
- Military history of Abkhazia
Culture of Abkhazia
- Main article: Culture of Abkhazia
- Architecture of Abkhazia
- Cuisine of Abkhazia
- Ethnic minorities in Abkhazia
- Festivals in Abkhazia
- Humor in Abkhazia
- Languages of Abkhazia
- Media in Abkhazia
- National symbols of Abkhazia
- Coat of arms of Abkhazia
- Flag of Abkhazia
- National anthem of Abkhazia: Aiaaira
- People of Abkhazia
- Prostitution in Abkhazia
- Public holidays in Abkhazia
- Records of Abkhazia
- Religion in Abkhazia
- Buddhism 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
- Music of Abkhazia
- Television in Abkhazia
- Theatre in Abkhazia
Sports in Abkhazia
- Main article: Sports in Abkhazia
- Football in Abkhazia
- Abkhazia in the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Abkhazia
- Main article: Economy of Abkhazia
- Banking in Abkhazia
- National Bank of Abkhazia
- Communications in Abkhazia
- Internet in Abkhazia
- Companies of Abkhazia
- Currency of Abkhazia: Ruble
- Energy in Abkhazia
- Health care in Abkhazia
- Transportation in Abkhazia
- Airports in Abkhazia
- Rail transport in Abkhazia
- Roads in Abkhazia
- Water supply and sanitation in Abkhazia
Education in Abkhazia
- Main article: Education in Abkhazia
See also
- All pages beginning with "Abkhazia"
- All pages beginning with "Abkhaz"
- 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 Europe
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Georgia (country)
References
- ^ 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 0833032607
- ^ Abkhazia: ten years on. By Rachel Clogg, Conciliation Resources, 2001
- ^ Medianews.ge. Training of military operations underway in Abkhazia, August 21, 2007
- ^ Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0700714812
- ^ GuardianUnlimited. Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash
- ^ International Relations and Security Network. Kosovo wishes in Caucasus. By Simon Saradzhyan
- ^ a b "Georgia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- (English) Abkhazia and South Ossetia maps : Georgia's rebel regions maps Abkhazia ussr.
- (English)/(Russian)/(Georgian) Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. Official web-page
- (English)/(Russian)/(Turkish)/(Abkhaz) President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official site
- (English)/ Institute for Social and Economic Research
- (English)/(Russian)/(Turkish) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official Site
- (English) BBC Regions and territories: Abkhazia
- (English) The Autonomous Republic of Abkhazeti - from Georgian National Parliamentary Library
- (English) Abkhazia.com Official website of the refugees from Abkhazia
- (Russian) State Information Agency of the Abkhaz Republic
- (English) Abkhazia Provisional Paper Money
- (English)/(Russian) Stamps of Abkhazia
- (Russian) Orthodox Churches of Abkhazia
- (English) Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Georgia's rebel regions news portal
- (Russian) Archaeology and ethnography of Abkhazia. Abkhaz Institute of Social Studies. Abkhaz State Museum
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