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{{Short description|De facto independent state in Eurasia}}
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The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to [[Abkhazia]]:

'''Abkhazia''' is a ''[[de facto]]'' [[List of sovereign states#Other states|independent state]]<ref>Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, {{ISBN|0-8330-3260-7}}</ref><ref>[http://www.c-r.org/resources/occasional-papers/abkhazia-ten-years-on.php Abkhazia: ten years on.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205052756/http://www.c-r.org/resources/occasional-papers/abkhazia-ten-years-on.php |date=2012-02-05 }} By Rachel Clogg, Conciliation Resources, 2001</ref><ref>Medianews.ge. [http://www.medianews.ge/Politics/841.html Training of military operations underway in Abkhazia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928005305/http://www.medianews.ge/Politics/841.html |date=2007-09-28 }}, August 21, 2007</ref><ref>Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. {{ISBN|0-7007-1481-2}}</ref><!-- references mentioning the word republic together with the words de facto independent --><ref>GuardianUnlimited. [https://www.theguardian.com/russia/article/0,,2143104,00.html Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash]</ref><ref>International Relations and Security Network. [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=15265 Kosovo wishes in Caucasus]. By Simon Saradzhyan</ref> located in [[Eurasia]] whose ''[[de jure]]'' [[sovereignty]] is only recognized by [[Russia]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Venezuela]], [[Nauru]] and the disputed states of [[South Ossetia]] and [[Transnistria]]. The rest of the world's states consider Abkhazia to be ''de jure'' part of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/georgia/|title=Georgia|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=United States [[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref>

Abkhazia is located in the western [[Caucasus]], on the eastern coast of the [[Black Sea]]. On the north, it borders the [[Russia|Russian Federation]], on the east Georgia's [[Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti]] region.
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==General reference==

* [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]
* Common English country name: [[Abkhazia]]
* Official English country name: disputed between the [[Republic of Abkhazia]] and the [[Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia]]
* Official English country name used by UN and international community: [[Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia]]
* Common [[endonym]](s): [[List of countries and capitals in native languages| ]]
* Official endonym(s): [[List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states| ]]
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]](s): [[Abkhaz people|Abkhaz]], Abkhazian
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]](s):
* [[Etymology]]: [[Name of Abkhazia]]
* [[ISO country codes]]: See the [[Outline of Georgia (country)#General reference|Outline of Georgia (country)]]
* [[ISO region codes]]: See the [[Outline of Georgia (country)#General reference|Outline of Georgia (country)]]
* Internet [[country code top-level domain]]:  See the [[Outline of Georgia (country)#General reference|Outline of Georgia]]

== Geography of Abkhazia ==
[[Image:Abkhazia map-en.svg|thumb|An enlargeable topographic map of [[Abkhazia]]]]

[[Geography of Abkhazia]]
* Abkhazia is: a de facto [[independent state]], its de jure independence is only recognised by [[Russia]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[South Ossetia]], the rest of the world's states recognise it as part of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].
* Location:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[Southwest Asia]]
****** [[Caucasus]]
******* [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
**** [[Europe]]
***** [[Eastern Europe]]
****** [[Caucasus]]
******* [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
** [[Time zone]]: [[Moscow Time|MSK]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+3)
* Extreme Points:
** Northernmost Point: The [[Psou River]] near the Russian village of [[Aibgha (village)|Aibga]] in [[Krasnodar Krai]]
** Southernmost Point: A beach near [[Bchara]]
** Easternmost Point: Near the source of the [[Sakeni River]] in the Caucasus
** Westernmost Point: [[Leselidze (town)|Leselidze]]
** Highest Point: Summit of [[Dombay-Ulgen]]
** Lowest Point: Sea level
* [[Population of Abkhazia]]: 216,000 (2003 and disputed)
*
* [[Area of Abkhazia]]: {{convert|8432|km2|sqmi}}
* [[:commons:Atlas of Abkhazia|Atlas of Abkhazia]]

=== Environment of Abkhazia ===
[[Image:Abkh-satellite.jpg|thumb|An enlargeable satellite image of [[Abkhazia]]]]

* [[Climate of Abkhazia]]
* World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None

=== Regions of Abkhazia ===

==== Administrative divisions of Abkhazia ====

[[Administrative divisions of Abkhazia]]
* [[Districts of Abkhazia]]
** [[Municipalities of Abkhazia]]

===== Districts of Abkhazia =====
[[Districts of Abkhazia]]
*[[Gagra District|Gagra]]
*[[Gali District, Abkhazia|Gali]]
*[[Gudauta District|Gudauta]]
*[[Gulripshi District|Gulripshi]]
*[[Ochamchira District|Ochamchire]]
*[[Sukhumi District|Sukhumi]]
*[[Tkvarcheli District|Tkvarcheli]]

===== Municipalities of Abkhazia =====
[[Municipalities of Abkhazia]]

====== Cities of Abkhazia ======
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Abkhazia: [[Sukhumi]]

====== Towns of Abkhazia ======
* [[Gagra]]
* [[Gali (town)|Gali]]
* [[Gudauta]]
* [[New Athos]]
* [[Ochamchire]]
* [[Pitsunda]]
* [[Tkvarcheli]]

====== Other settlements (villages) ======
* [[Bzyb (village)|Bzyb]]
* [[Gulripshi]]
* [[Leselidze (town)|Leselidze]]
* [[Ilori]]
* [[Lykhny]]
* [[Miusera]]
* [[Pskhu]]
* [[Gantiadi]]

=== Demography of Abkhazia ===
[[Demographics of Abkhazia]]

== Government and politics of Abkhazia ==
[[Politics of Abkhazia]]
''Abkhazia is [[de facto]] independent, but most of the world's governments consider Abkhazia to be a [[de jure]] part of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], and not an independent country.''

* [[Form of government]]: [[presidential system|presidential]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]]
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Abkhazia: [[Sukhumi]]
* [[Elections in Abkhazia]]
* [[List of political parties in Abkhazia|Political parties in Abkhazia]]

===Branches of government===
[[Government of the Republic of Abkhazia]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Abkhazia ====
* [[Head of state]]: [[President of Abkhazia]], [[Raul Khajimba]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[Prime Minister of Abkhazia]], [[Alexander Ankvab]]
* [[Cabinet of Abkhazia]]
** [[Prime Minister of Abkhazia|Prime Minister]] &ndash; [[Alexander Ankvab]]
** First Vice Premier &ndash; [[Indira Awardan]]
** Vice Premier &ndash; [[Alexander Stranichkin]]
** Vice Premier &ndash; [[Vladimir Delba]]
** Chief of the Cabinet Staff &ndash; [[Marina Ladaria]]
** [[Minister of Defence of Abkhazia|Minister of Defence]] &ndash; [[Mirab Kishmaria]]
** Minister of Finance &ndash; [[Vladimir Delba]]
** [[Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] &ndash; [[Viacheslav Chirikba]]
** Minister of Internal Affairs &ndash; [[Otar Khetsia]]
** Minister of Justice &ndash; [[Yekaterina Onishchenko]]
** Minister of Economy &ndash; [[David Iradyan]]
** Minister for Taxes and Fees &ndash; [[Rauf Tsimtsba]]
** Minister of Agriculture &ndash; [[Beslan Jopua]]
** Minister of Labour and Social Security &ndash; [[Olga Koltukova]]
** Minister of Health &ndash; [[Zurab Marshan]]
** Minister of Education &ndash; [[Daur Nachkebia]]
** Minister of Culture &ndash; [[Badr Gunba]]
** Chairman of the State Customs Committee &ndash; [[Said Tarkil]]
** Chairman of the State Committee for Management of State Property and Privatization &ndash; [[Konstantin Katsia]]
** Chairman of the State Committee for Resorts and Tourism &ndash; [[Tengiz Lakerbaia]]
** Chairman of the State Committee on Youth and Sport &ndash; [[Shazina Avidzba]]
** Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation &ndash; [[Zurab Adleiba]]
** Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Nature &ndash; [[Roman Dbar]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Abkhazia ====
* [[People's Assembly of Abkhazia]] ([[unicameral]])

==== Judicial branch of the government of Abkhazia ====
[[Court system of Abkhazia]]
* [[Supreme Court of Abkhazia]] &ndash; highest judicial body in Abkhazia
* [[Military Court (Abkhazia)]]
* [[Arbitrary Court (Abkhazia)]]
* [[Council of Justice (Abkhazia)]]

=== Foreign relations of Abkhazia ===
[[Foreign relations of Abkhazia]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Abkhazia|Diplomatic missions in Abkhazia]]
* [[Diplomatic missions of Abkhazia]]
* [[Abkhazia-Russia relations]]
* [[Abkhazia-Nicaragua relations]]
* [[Abkhazia-South Ossetia relations]]

==== International organization membership ====
*''none'' <ref name=CIA_World_Factbook/>

=== Law and order in Abkhazia ===
[[Law of Abkhazia]]
* [[Constitution of Abkhazia]]
* [[Crime in Abkhazia]]
* [[Human rights in Abkhazia]]
** [[LGBT rights in Abkhazia]]
** [[Freedom of religion in Abkhazia]]
* [[Law enforcement in Abkhazia]]

=== Military of Abkhazia ===
[[Military of Abkhazia]]
* Command
** [[Commander-in-chief]]:
*** [[Ministry of Defence (Abkhazia)|Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia]]
* Forces
** [[Army of Abkhazia]]
** [[Navy of Abkhazia]]
** [[Air Force of Abkhazia]]
** [[Special forces of Abkhazia]]
* [[Military history of Abkhazia]]
* [[Military ranks of Abkhazia]]

=== Local government in Abkhazia ===
[[Local government in Abkhazia]]

== History of Abkhazia ==
[[History of Abkhazia]]
*[[Timeline of the history of Abkhazia]]
*[[Portal:Current events/Abkhazia|Current events of Abkhazia]]
* [[Military history of Abkhazia]]

== Culture of Abkhazia ==
[[Culture of Abkhazia]]
* [[Architecture of Abkhazia]]
* [[Cuisine of Abkhazia]]
* [[Festivals in Abkhazia]]
* [[Languages of Abkhazia]]
* [[Media in Abkhazia]]
* [[National symbols of Abkhazia]]
** [[Emblem of Abkhazia]]
** [[Flag of Abkhazia]]
** [[National anthem of Abkhazia]]: [[Aiaaira]]
* [[People of Abkhazia]]
** [[Macropogones]]
* [[Public holidays in Abkhazia]]
* [[List of records of Abkhazia|Records of Abkhazia]]
* [[Religion in Abkhazia]]
** [[Christianity in Abkhazia]]
** [[Hinduism in Abkhazia]]
** [[Islam in Abkhazia]]
** [[Judaism in Abkhazia]]
** [[Sikhism in Abkhazia]]
* World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None

=== Art in Abkhazia ===
* [[Art in Abkhazia]]
* [[Cinema of Abkhazia]]
* [[Literature of Abkhazia]]
** [[Abkhaz literature]]
* [[Music of Abkhazia]]
* [[Television in Abkhazia]]
* [[Theatre in Abkhazia]]

=== Sports in Abkhazia ===
[[Sports in Abkhazia]]
* [[Football in Abkhazia]]
* [[Abkhazia in the Olympics]]

==Economy and infrastructure of Abkhazia==
[[Economy of Abkhazia]]
* [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007)]]:
* Banking in Abkhazia
** [[National Bank of Abkhazia]]
* [[Communications in Abkhazia]]
** [[Internet in Abkhazia]]
* [[List of companies of Abkhazia|Companies of Abkhazia]]
*[[Currency|Currency of Abkhazia]]: [[Russian ruble|Ruble]]
**[[ISO 4217]]: [[Russian ruble|RUB]]
* [[Energy in Abkhazia]]
* [[Health care in Abkhazia]]
* [[Transportation in Abkhazia]]
** [[List of airports in Abkhazia|Airports in Abkhazia]]
** [[Rail transport in Abkhazia]]
** [[Roads in Abkhazia]]

== Education in Abkhazia ==
* [[Education in Abkhazia]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|Abkhazia}}

[[Abkhazia]]
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*[[Index of Abkhazia-related articles]]
*[[List of Abkhazia-related topics]]
*[[List of international rankings]]
*[[Outline of Georgia (country)]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Sister project links|auto=1|Abkhazia|iw1=ab|iw2=ru}}

{{Wikiatlas|Abkhazia}}

*{{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090114111901/http://www.prsheet.com/maps-Abkhazia.htm Abkhazia and South Ossetia maps : Georgia's rebel regions]  maps Abkhazia ussr.
*{{in lang|en|ru|ka}} [http://www.abkhazia.gov.ge/ Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. Official web-page]
*{{in lang|en|ru|tr|ab}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061107051831/http://www.abkhaziagov.org/en/ President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official site]
*{{in lang|en}} / {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19970412005754/http://www.abkhazia.com/ Institute for Social and Economic Research]}}
*{{in lang|en|ru|tr}} [http://www.mfaabkhazia.org/Eng/index.htm Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705153927/http://mfaabkhazia.org/Eng/index.htm |date=2008-07-05 }}
*{{in lang|en}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3261059.stm BBC Regions and territories: Abkhazia]
*{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nplg.gov.ge/ic/library_e/gabeskiria/20.htm The Autonomous Republic of Abkhazeti - from Georgian National Parliamentary Library]
*{{in lang|en}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19970412005754/http://www.abkhazia.com/ Abkhazia.com Official website of the refugees from Abkhazia]}}
*{{in lang|ru}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100629154909/http://www.apsnypress.info/index.htm State Information Agency of the Abkhaz Republic]
*{{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080803050739/http://www.newsgeorgia.org/conflicts/ Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Georgia's rebel regions] news portal
*{{in lang|ru}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070625161243/http://kolhida.ru/ Archaeology and ethnography of Abkhazia. Abkhaz Institute of Social Studies. Abkhaz State Museum]

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