georgia

• female first name; state in the usa; country bordering on the black sea in the southern transcaucasia region in asia (formerly part of the soviet union)
the republic of georgia is a country in europe, located in the region between the black and caspian seas. it became independent from the ussr in 1991. eduard shevardnadze became president in 1992. in 1993 he was elected president of the newly formed party, the citizens' union of georgia. civil war between georgia and separatists in abkhazia led to the virtual independence of abkhazia by 1994. another area trying to secede from georgia is south ossetia. georgia produces oil, manganese, wine, machinery, tea and other agricultural products. it is a member of the commonwealth of independent states.