Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

's location, nestled between the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

, and

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

, renders it strategically important. It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historica ...

and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey. Georgia has a long and tumultuous relationship with Russia, but it is reaching out to its other neighbours and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities. It signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...

, participates in the

Partnership for Peace The Partnership for Peace (PfP; french: Partenariat pour la paix) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) program aimed at creating trust between the member states of NATO and other states mostly in Europe, including post-Soviet state ...

, and encourages foreign investment. France, Germany, South Korea the United Kingdom and the United States all have embassies in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...

. Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...

, but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition. Georgia is a member of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...

, the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a p ...

, and the

OSCE The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

. Because of its strategic location, Georgia is in both the Russian and

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

spheres of influence, however Georgia's relationship with Russia is at its lowest point since 1921 due to controversies regarding espionage and the

Russo-Georgian War The 2008 Russo-Georgian WarThe war is known by a variety of other names, including Five-Day War, August War and Russian invasion of Georgia. was a war between Georgia, on one side, and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of Sou ...

. As a result, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left the

Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of and has an estimated population of 239,796,010 ...

. From 2008 until 2012, Georgia established diplomatic relations with about 50 states.''Q&A with Foreign Minister Vashadze'', Civil.ge 27 June 2012.
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Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organizations

Gallery

File:Berlin Tiergarten, Rauchstraße 11 entzerrt.JPG, Embassy in Berlin File:Gebäudefassade aus Belgisch-Granit in Brüssel.jpg, Embassy in Brussels File:Embassy of Georgia in Moldova.jpg, Embassy in Chisinau File:Embassy of Georgia in Copenhagen.JPG, Embassy in Copenhagen File:Embassy of Georgia in The Hague.jpg, Embassy in The Hague File:Embassy of Georgia in Kyiv.jpg, Embassy in Kyiv File:Embassy of Georgia in London.jpg, Embassy in London File:Embassy of Georgia in Madrid.jpg, Building hosting the Embassy in Madrid File:Embajada de Georgia en Ciudad de México.jpg, Embassy in Mexico City File:Georgian-emb-bel-2009.jpg, Embassy in Minsk File:Khlebny Lane 18.jpg, Interest Section in Moscow File:Pilestredet 15B.jpg, Embassy in Oslo File:Ambassade de Géorgie en France, 104 avenue Raymond-Poincaré, Paris 16e 1.jpg, Embassy in Paris File:Georgian embassy Prague 8285.JPG, Embassy in Prague File:Raiņa bulvāris 3, Rīga.JPG, Building hosting the Embassy in Riga File:Georgian embassy in Stockholm oct14.JPG, Building hosting the Embassy in Stockholm File:レジデンスバイカウンテス.jpg, Building hosting the Embassy in Tokyo File:Consulate General of Georgia in Trabzon.jpg, Consulate-General in Trabzon File:Ambasada GRUZJI.jpg, Embassy in Warsaw File:1824-1826 R Street NW - Washington DC - Embassy of Georgia - 3.jpg, Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Notes

References

External links

Ministry Foreign Affairs of Georgia
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