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Georgia/Russia
 

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MAP OF GEORGIA

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Nations Involved in the Crisis in Georgia

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64%           Georgia     UNITED NATIONS   Languages    Travel Guide   Pictures  Universities   NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP    GDP $ 3,003     Population 4,934,413    Living In Poverty  54%    Population 2050 (projected) 2,600,000    - 43%    70,000 sq. km.   75 per sq. km.    Literacy:  male 100%, female 98%    Life Expectancy:  male 61.33 yrs. female 68.36 yrs.    Environmental & Ecological Factors    Trafficking in Human Beings Report    Georgia does not fully comply with the minimum    standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.    Human Rights Report    Age of Consent - No Legal Definition    United Nations International Migration Profile    Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 20%    National Intelligence Quotient - 93    Corruption Index       World Bank Report   International Monetary Fund    USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 822.0 million    News Sources   World Health Organization    Freedom House Report   World Trade Organization    Georgian Times    Georgia Today    Georgian Stock Exchange    Chambers of Commerce    Wikipedia Overview    Current Conflicts    TODAY'S NEWS IN GEORGIA                Georgia    Nation Founded 1991

Russia   UNITED NATIONS    Languages   Travel Guide   Pictures  Universities   NATIONAL STATISTICS - EUROPE MAP    GDP $ 8,486     Population 144,526,278    Living In Poverty  25%    Population 2050 (projected) 119,100,000   - 18%    17,000,000 sq. km.   9 per sq. km.   Literacy:  male 99.7%, female 99.5%    Life Expectancy:  male 62.46 yrs. female 73.11 yrs.    Environmental & Ecological Factors    Trafficking in Human Beings Report    Russia does not fully comply with the minimum    standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.    Human Rights Report    Age of Consent - 14    United Nations International Migration Profile    Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 25%    National Intelligence Quotient -  96    Corruption Index    Armed Forces      World Bank Report   International Monetary Fund    USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 4,165.2 million    News Sources    World Health Organization    Freedom House Report    ITAR - TASS    Prime-Tass    Russia Today    The St. Petersburg Times    Moscow Times            Russian Trading System    Chambers of Commerce    Wikipedia Overview    Current Conflicts      TODAY'S NEWS IN RUSSIA     Members of the Russian Federation                Russian Federation    Nation Founded 1991

   Neighboring Nations
 

Armenia       Azerbaijan       Turkey       Chechnya
Note: Chechnya is part of The Russian Federation