Abkhazia

Abkhazia (Abkhaz ?????/Aphsny, Georgian ????????/Apkhazeti, Russian ????????/Abkhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq.mi.) in the Caucasus. It is formally an autonomous republic within Georgia but is de facto independent, although not recognised as such internationally. The capital is Sukhum (Sokhumi)2.

External links

• Abkhazia.org Web Site
• Special Abkhazia on Caucaz.com, Weekly Online about South Caucasus
• BBC Regions and territories: Abkhazia
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
• Publication of the United States Institute of Peace: Sovereignty after Empire Self-Determination Movements in the Former Soviet Union, Hopes and Disappointments: Case Studies: Abkhazia
• The Autonomous Republic of Abkhazeti - from Georgian National Parliamentary Library
• Former Soviet war zones | The hazards of a long, hard freeze (The Economist, 19 August, 2004)