Georgia

Georgia, one of former Soviet Union Republics, is a Eurasian country in the Caucasus located at the east coast of the Black Sea. It is bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a transcontinental country, located in the transitional, mountainous Caucasus region of Eurasia.

Georgia was under Russia control since1783. Under British protection, Georgia experienced a brief independent between 1918 and1920. It fell back to Russia in 1921 and was incorporated into the Trans-Caucasian SFSR uniting Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The TFSSR was disaggregated into its component elements in 1936 and Georgia became the Georgian SSR. Georgia declared independence in 1991.

Georgia was the second state to adopt Christianity as an official state religion after Armenia in the 4th century A.D.