Since remote antiquity nestled between the Black and Caspian
Seas on the majestic Caucasus mountain chain, the Republic of
Georgia today continues its centuries old relations with its
neighbors as it seeks to create new alliances. One of the 15
federated republics of the Soviet Union throughout most of the
twentieth century, Georgia declared its independence in 1991.
Its diverse population has since that event actively explored,
created and used the new electronic environment both to foster
their emerging democratic state and present themselves to the
world community. The sites listed in each category of this selective
portal page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate
narrative (either brief or extensive) information, as well as
directories, extensive portal pages and other resources concerning
all aspects of Georgian life and culture. Most originate within
the confines of the Republic itself. All are either English language
alone or bilingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows.
Many sites offer down- loadable Georgian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Georgia and
the NIS countries in general often are inactive; we recommend
that you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Georgia, consult the Georgia
Country page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division. See also the Library's
online catalog for books, and materials in other formats
held by the Library and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information page for legislative materials, bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) on relations between the United States
and the Republic of. Finally, see also An
illustrated chapter on the Georgian collections for an illustrated,
historical analysis.
Basic narratives about historical and contemporary geographical
and environmental issues of Georgia, listings of online cartographic
and toponymic websites.
Caucasus Environmental NGO Network
- CENN
‘ The Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) is non-governmental, non-profitable
organization, which aims to foster regional cooperation by means of improved
communication among environmental organizations of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.' A
subscription based service, readers have access to a newsletter and information
on all aspects of environmental concerns in the Caucasus.
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Energy Information Agency
(Caucasus) (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/caucasus.html)
‘The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977,
is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy' ... it provides ‘policy-independent
data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets,
and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy
and the environment.' The EIA offers timely and accurate country briefs;
that for Georgia is included with Armenia and Azerbaijan in this site.
Eurasianet (http://www.eurasianet.org/)
Operated by the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute and based
in new York, ‘EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political,
economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia
and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
The web site also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews,
book reviews and a discussion forum.'
Georgia
(Caucasus) (http://www.campusprogram.com/reference/en/wikipedia/g/ge/georgia%5F%5Fcountry%5F.html)
A lively electronic multi-lingual encyclopedia (Wikipedia) in narrative meant
as a reference source for college students and above. Chapters range from history
to geography to demographics. Each narrative contains multiple related links
to the terms, peoples and subjects mentioned in the text.
Global gazetteer (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/)
An online gazetteer searchable by country and then by place. Results give longitude,
latitude, and altitude of each location.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas,
Austin) (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.htmlgeorgia%5Frepublic.html)
The University of Texas' Perry Castañeda Library Map collection
here offers a variety of historical, geological and political
maps of many countries.
Princeton University
Library: Near Eastern Studies Resources (http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epressman/neareast.htm)
Princeton Library's site dedicated to Near Eastern Studies provides not
only invaluable information about Princeton's programs and collections,
but also extensive links to sites (libraries, universities, institutes, think
tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world concerning
all aspects of the discipline.
United Nations Observer
Mission in Georgia (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unomig/)
‘UNOMIG was established in August 1993 to verify compliance with the ceasefire
agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Abkhaz authorities in Georgia.
UNOMIG's mandate was expanded following the signing by the parties of the 1994
Agreement on a Ceasefire and Separation of Forces. ‘ The homepage provides
background information, facts and figures, a Human Rights Map, a photo gallery
and reports on other regional mission.
United States. Library of Congress Country
Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department
of the Army.
United States. Library of Congress.
Geography and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.
WeatherHub (http://www.weatherhub.com/global/)
An English language home page providing links to sites offering international
weather information by city.
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