Outline of Abkhazia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Abkhazia:

Abkhazia is a de facto independent state 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.

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

General reference

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):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Abkhaz, Abkhazian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Abkhazia
ISO country codes: See the Outline of Georgia (country)
ISO region codes: See the Outline of Georgia (country)
Internet country code top-level domain: See the Outline of Georgia

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.
Location:
Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Eurasia
Asia
Southwest Asia
Caucasus
Georgia
Europe
Eastern Europe
Caucasus
Georgia
Time zone: MSK (UTC+3)
Extreme Points:
Northernmost Point: The Psou River near the Russian village of 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
Highest Point: Summit of Dombay-Ulgen
Lowest Point: Sea level
Population of Abkhazia: 216,000 (2003 and disputed)
Area of Abkhazia:

Environment of Abkhazia

Climate of Abkhazia
World Heritage Sites in Abkhazia: None

Regions of Abkhazia

Administrative divisions of Abkhazia

Districts of Abkhazia

Municipalities of Abkhazia

Cities of Abkhazia

Capital of Abkhazia: Sukhumi

Towns of Abkhazia

Other settlements (villages)

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, and not an independent country.

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Abkhazia: Sukhumi
Elections 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 – Alexander Ankvab
First Vice Premier – Indira Awardan
Vice Premier – Alexander Stranichkin
Vice Premier – Vladimir Delba
Chief of the Cabinet Staff – Marina Ladaria
Minister of Defence – Mirab Kishmaria
Minister of Finance – Vladimir Delba
Minister for Foreign Affairs – Viacheslav Chirikba
Minister of Internal Affairs – Otar Khetsia
Minister of Justice – Yekaterina Onishchenko
Minister of Economy – David Iradyan
Minister for Taxes and Fees – Rauf Tsimtsba
Minister of Agriculture – Beslan Jopua
Minister of Labour and Social Security – Olga Koltukova
Minister of Health – Zurab Marshan
Minister of Education – Daur Nachkebia
Minister of Culture – Badr Gunba
Chairman of the State Customs Committee – Said Tarkil
Chairman of the State Committee for Management of State Property and Privatization – Konstantin Katsia
Chairman of the State Committee for Resorts and Tourism – Tengiz Lakerbaia
Chairman of the State Committee on Youth and Sport – Shazina Avidzba
Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation – Zurab Adleiba
Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Nature – 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 – highest judicial body in Abkhazia
Military Court (Abkhazia)
Arbitrary Court (Abkhazia)
Council of Justice (Abkhazia)

Foreign relations of Abkhazia

International organization membership

none

Law and order in Abkhazia

Law of Abkhazia

Military of Abkhazia

Local government in Abkhazia

History of Abkhazia

Culture of Abkhazia

Art in Abkhazia

Sports in Abkhazia

Economy and infrastructure of Abkhazia

Economy of Abkhazia

Education in Abkhazia

Education in Abkhazia

References

External links