{| class="infobox bordered" style="width: auto;" |- ! colspan="3" style="font-size:larger; text-align: center;"| regions of georgia |- | colspan="3" | center|300px |----- ! map ref. !! region !! capital |----- | 1 || abkhazia || sukhumi (sokhumi) |----- | 2 || samegrelo-zemo svaneti || zugdidi |----- | 3 || guria || ozurgeti |----- | 4 || adjara || batumi |----- | 5 || racha-lechkhumi and kvemo svaneti || ambrolauri |----- | 6 || imereti || kutaisi |----- | 7 || samtskhe-javakheti || akhaltsikhe |----- | 8 || shida kartli || gori |----- | 9 || mtskheta-mtianeti || mtskheta |----- | 10 || kvemo kartli || rustavi |----- | 11 || kakheti || telavi |----- | 12 || tbilisi || tbilisi |----- |}   georgia is divided into two autonomous republics (, avtonomiuri respublika), nine regions (georgian: áá®áá á, mkhare) and the capital city of tbilisi. the nine regions are guria, imereti, kakheti, kvemo kartli, mtskheta-mtianeti, racha-lechkhumi and kvemo svaneti, samegrelo-zemo svaneti, samtskhe-javakheti, and shida kartli. ==first-level entities== ===autonomous republics=== the autonomous republics (abkhazia and adjara) were established during the soviet regime and are recognized by the modern georgian constitution. abkhazia represents a breakaway republic whose independence is not recognized internationally. de jure, abkhazia is headed by the chairman of the supreme council (in exile) while de facto it is headed by the president. ajaria, which is headed by the chairman of cabinet of ministers, became fully loyal to the central authorities of georgia following a peaceful ousting of the former secessionist leader in 2004. ===cities=== there is one city on the first level: tblissi. ===regions=== regions were established by presidential decrees from 1994 to 1996, on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in abkhazia and south ossetia are resolved. the regional administration is headed by state commissioner (georgian: á¡áá®áááá¬áá¤á á á¬áá£áááá£áá)&nbsp;â informally governor&nbsp;â an official appointed by the president of georgia. the status of the former south ossetian autonomous oblast&nbsp;â south ossetia (also referred to as samachablo or tskhinvali region), is the subject of negotiation with the de facto separatist government, headed by the president. the breakaway republic claims
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