2003 Special Olympics Ireland - Kilrush Host Town for Georgia Republic Delegation
General Georgia Information
Geography
Georgia occupies the Central and Eastern parts of the Caucasus. Its neighbor countries are the Russian Federation (in the North), Azerbaijan (in the East),Armenia (in the South) and Turkey (in the South-East). The total length of the border is 1968.8km. The length of the land border is 1660.4km.
Georgia occupies 69.7 sq.km.
Georgia is a mountainous country. The Northern geographical boundaries run along the Great Caucasian Range, which includes the Main Caucasian Range, and its other chains stretch to the South. The Southern boundary coincides with the mountainous system of the Minor Caucasus, including the Meskheti - Trialeti volcanic plateau. Between the Great and Minor Caucasus plains are located. The Western part of the country is washed by the Black Sea. The length of the Georgian section of the Black Sea coast line is 330km.
The biggest cities (hab. population)
Tbilisi - 1225 000, Kutaisi - 221 000, Rustavi - 145 000, Batumi - 115 000
Highest Mountains
Shkhara - 5068m; Janga - 5059m; Mkinvartsveri (Kazbek) - 5047m; Shota Rustaveli 4860m; Tetnuldi - 4858m;
Ushba - 4700m; Ailama - 4547m.
Longest Rivers
Mtkvari (Kura) - 1364km; Tergi - 623km; Chorokhi -438km; Alazani - 351km; Rioni -327km; Tori 320km;
Enguri -213km.
Largest Lakes
Paravani 37.5 sq.km; Kartsakhi - 26.3 sq.km; Paliastomi - 18.2 sq.km; Tabatskuri - 14.2 sq.km;
Khanchali -13.3 sq.km; Jandari - 10.6 sq.km