| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> GeorgiaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Georgia**Library of Congress Call Number DK509                   .A727 1995****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Georgia  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsIntroduction
Chapter                       3 - Georgia
 (Darrell Slider)                       
Country                           Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                               and Telecommunications  Government                               and PoliticsNational                               Security
- Historical                           Background    - Early                               History      - Christianity                                   and the Georgian Empire  Occupation                                   and Inclusion in the Russian EmpireWithin                               the Russian Empire
Russian                                   Influence in the Nineteenth Century
- Social                                   and Intellectual Developments  The                                   Spirit of RevolutionWorld                                   War I and Independence
- Within                               the Soviet Union    - The                                   Interwar Years  World                                   War II and the Late Stalin PeriodPost-Stalin                                   Politics
- The                                   First Shevardnadze Period  PatiashviliAfter                               Communist Rule
Nationalism                                   Rises
- The                                   Rise of Gamsakhurdia  The                                   Struggle for ControlThe                                   Military Council
- Threats                               of Fragmentation    - South                                   Ossetia  AbkhaziaPhysical                           Environment
Topography
- Climate  Environmental                               IssuesPopulation                           and Ethnic Composition
Population                               Characteristics
- Ethnic                               Minorities   Language,                           Religion, and Culture- Language  ReligionThe                               Arts
Literature
- Architecture  Painting,                                   Sculpture, and MetalworkingMusic                                   and Dance
- Film                                   and Theater    Education,                           Health, and Welfare- Education  HealthSocial                               Security
- The                           Economy    - Conditions                               in the Soviet System  Obstacles                               to DevelopmentThe                               Underground Economy
- Wages                               and Prices  Banking,                               the Budget, and the CurrencyIndustry
- Energy                               Resources  Agriculture- Land                                   Redistribution  Crop                                   DistributionTransportation                               and Telecommunications
- Economic                               Reform    - Price                                   Policy  Enterprise                                   PrivatizationForeign                               Trade
- Government                           and Politics    - Establishing                               Democratic Institutions  The                               1990 ElectionThe                               Gamsakhurdia Government
- Gamsakhurdia's                               Ouster and Its Aftermath  New                               Parties and Shevardnadze's ReturnThe                               Election of 1992
- Formation                               of the Shevardnadze Government    - The                                   Cabinet  ParliamentThe                                   Chief Executive
- The                               Judicial System    - The                                   Supreme Court  The                                   Procurator GeneralProspects                                   for Reform 
- Regional                                   Courts   The                               ConstitutionHuman                               Rights
- The                               Media   Foreign                           Relations- The                               Soviet and Gamsakhurdia Periods  The                               Foreign Policy EstablishmentRevived                               Contacts in 1992
- Relations                               with Neighboring Countries    - Armenia                                   and Azerbaijan  RussiaTurkey
- National                           Security    - The                               Military Establishment  The                               Russian PresenceDraft                               Policy
- Arms                               Supply  Internal                               SecurityCivilian                               National Security Organization
- Crime  Long-Term                               Security- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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