Georgia is a sovereign state located in the Caucasus region between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It has a population of 4.7 million and its capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by King Vakhtang Gorgasali after he discovered hot springs in the area while hunting. Batumi is a port city on Georgia's Black Sea coast with a population of 180,000. It has a subtropical climate suitable for agriculture like citrus and tea. While industries include shipbuilding and manufacturing, Batumi's economy largely revolves around tourism.
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Georgia is a sovereign state in
the Caucasus region
of Eurasia. Located at the
crossroadsof Western
Asia and Eastern Europe, it is
bounded to the west by
the Black Sea, to the north
by Russia , to the south
byTurkey and Armenia, and to
the southeast by Azerbaijan.
The capital of Georgia
is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a
territory of 69,700 km族, and
its population is almost
4.7 million. Georgia is
a unitary, semipresidential republic, with the
government elected through
a representative democracy.
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Tbilisi is the capital,
and the largest city
in Georgia. It was
founded in the 5th
century AD by Georgian
king, Vakhtang
Gorgasali. When he was
hunting, he killed
a pheasant which
dropped into hot water.
Gorgasali discovered
there were a lot of
hot springs in this
place, which he called
Tbilisi astbili means
hot in Georgian.
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Batumi (Georgian a) is a
seaside city on the Black
Sea coast and capital
of Adjara, an autonomous
republic in southwest Georgia
/With a population of 180,000
(2008 census), Batumi serves as
an important port and a
commercial center. It is
situated in a subtropical zone,
rich in agricultural produce
such as citrus fruit and tea.
While industries of the city
include shipbuilding, food
processing, and light
manufacturing, most of its
economy revolves around
tourism. Since 2010, the face
of the city has been
transformed by the
construction of new high-rise
landmark buildings and the
renovation of the Old Town.[1]