Abkhazia: Russian administrative division in Georgia
Abkhazia is an unrecognised country in the Caucauses.
Republic of Abkhazia | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Аиааира (Abkhaz) Aiaaira Victory | |
 Map of Abkhazia | |
 Location of Abkhazia | |
| Capital and largest city | Sukhumi |
| Official languages | Abkhaz, Russian1 |
| Non-official languages | Armenian, Georgian, Mingrelian2 |
| Demonym(s) | Abkhaz, Abkhazian |
| Government | Unitary republic |
| Aslan Bzhania | |
• Vice President | BGunba |
| Alexander Ankvab | |
| Partially recognised independence from Georgia and the Soviet Union | |
• Georgian annulment of all Soviet-era laws and treaties | 20 June 1990 |
• Declaration of sovereignty3 | 25 August 1990 |
• Georgian declaration of independence | 9 April 1991 |
| 26 December 1991 | |
• Reinstatement of 1925 Constitution | 23 July 1992 |
• New Constitution | 26 November 1994 |
• Referendum | 3 October 1999 |
• Act of state independence4 | 12 October 1999 |
• First international recognition5 | 26 August 2008 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,432 km2 (3,256 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | Between 157,000 and 190,0006 180,0007 |
• 2015 census | 243,000 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75.1/sq mi) |
| Currency | Russian ruble8 (RUB) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Driving side | right |
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The country fought a war with Georgia for its independence in 1991, the Georgian–Abkhaz conflict. Since its declaration of independence from Georgia in 1991, it has been ruled by the partly-recognized Republic of Abkhazia.
Georgia believes Abkhazia is part of its territory and has listed the province, in its official subdivisions, as an autonomous republic On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia passed a resolution declaring Abkhazia a "Russian-occupied territory".
The Republic of Abkhazia, with Sukhumi as its capital, is formally recognised by Russia and by Nicaragua, and the de facto independent republics of South Ossetia and Transnistria. The European Union, OSCE, and NATO recognise Abkhazia as an integral part of the territory of Georgia.
The secessionist movement of the Abkhaz minority led to the Georgian–Abkhaz conflict. The War in Abkhazia resulted in a Georgian military defeat and the mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population from Abkhazia.
There was a 1994 ceasefire agreement. There is a UN-monitored and Russian-dominated CIS peacekeeping operation. The sovereignty dispute has not been resolved. The dispute is a source of conflict between Georgia and Russia.
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