georgian history

Day 2,868, 03:09 Published in Georgia Argentina by aleksandre123

Georgia - State of Eurasia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea coast. It is bordered to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Transcontinental country located in south-eastern Europe and western Asia, but sotsiopolitikurad and culturally part of Europe.

The territory has been continuously inhabited since the early Stone Age. Classical antiquity flourished in the early Georgian states of Colchis and Iberia, which gave rise to the Georgian culture and statehood. Christianity early III century; Country monarchy in 1008. However, after a period of revival and fall has passed, until the XVI century, several small political units would collapse. Imperial Russia Georgian part of the conquered lands in the years 1801-1866. The Russian revolution of independence - the Democratic Republic of the (1918-21) became a victim of the Bolsheviks and the Soviet Union since 1922, became a part of.

Georgia regained its independence in 1991. After a chaotic period of civil war and severe economic crisis in the country was relatively stable in the 1990s at the end. In 2003, Rose (bloodless) revolution in the new, pro-Western, reformist government. The new government's commitment to the country's NATO membership and the return of the territories to dramatically worsen relations with Russia. Along with the rapid economic development of the country made it the epicenter of a major Eurasian energy projects.
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World of Plants (Flora) is rich and diverse. It accounts for about 13 300 species, including the 4 225 seed plants include, 75 - ferns, 600 - mosses, 650 - irregular rock surface, 5 000 - 2 000 sokovnebsa and - algae.

Of animals (fauna) is quite diverse. There are around 100 species of mammals, 330 species of birds, more than 48 reptiles, 11 amphibians, 160 fish and invertebrates up to thousands of species.http://prntscr.com/8kzlzt
Georgian architecture of great diversity and peculiarity. Every corner of the architectural styles and the dwelling houses according to quite different. This difference is now gradually declining: in every region of the widely spread in European style. Nevertheless, the difference between mountains and lowlands, the western and eastern Georgia is obvious.

East of the more compact and densely populated villages. Gardens are small and therefore outside of the cultivated lands. West Georgia is much bigger plots and residential and commercial buildings are allocated together.

Houses different ethnic provinces are quite different. Svaneti and eastern parts of the Caucasus (Tusheti, Khevsureti Pshav) mostly stone and slate fortress houses. The difference is the Swans and Tush-Khevsurian towers. At regions 2-4 storey houses in covered, as well as a one-storey stone houses with land flat roof (mostly Pshav khevsureti). Slate-built houses, usually dry (without mortar) tsqobisaa.

East of the valley and foothill areas of the house of hall type. Stone and brick built one-story structure with the gradual-crowned dome-like roof had ended with the foreyard - smoke and light hole left. In the hall, especially in some regions of the eastern lowland region of the houses were grounded - the land down to clear land and roofed buildings kviskedlebiani.http://prntscr.com/8kzmbv
Complicating the traditional cuisine of one of the richest in the world. National tansamtslsa contrast, Georgian cuisine is not only regained, but widely spread abroad.

In the past there was significant difference between some of the angles. Now, this difference was no longer available and widely disseminated in any corner of the dishes, which are not common earlier.

Eastern lowland areas, mainly wheat bread (Shoti, lava), in the mountains - with barley bread. West Georgia to replace wheat and corn as the main food of the population Mchadi (Imereti, Guria) or Ghomi (Samegrelo, Abkhazia) was. Mainly in western Georgia and Sulguni Imetertian cheese, eastern Georgia - Guda.

West of the country, is a growing variety of plant foods, with nuts and spices (various salads). East of the food ration of meat bigger role.

The western and eastern Georgia Lobio, cheese, dip, fish, pickles and various sauces. The main beverage in almost every corner of the wine. Only highland provinces, where the vineyards are, vodka, wine and beer switches.http://prntscr.com/8kzdzv
By 2007 the country's armed forces transferred to 37 000 military personnel. Land Forces (35 000), Air Force (1 300), Navy (400). 60 000 people were enrolled in the reserve. Armed with the list of 235 tanks, 250 combat armored vehicles, more than 240 field artillery guns, multiple rocket launcher systems and mortars, 80 anti-aircraft missile systems, 15 aircraft and 50 helicopters, (as well as 40 units of UAV) , 25 patrol boats and small vessels. The armed forces on the basis of a mixed principle - mandatory conscription or contract basis. In 2007, the Ministry of Defense of the budget allocated about 1 billion. Dollars.http://prntscr.com/8kzece
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