Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometres and its population is about 3.7729 million.

Georgia’s history goes back to kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia and it is one of the first countries that adopted Christianity in the fourth century. Georgia reached the peak of its political and economic glory during the rule of King David the Builder and Queen Tamar in XI-XII centuries. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Georgia became part of Russian Empire. After a short period of independence following the Russian revolution in 1917, the Bolshevik armies invaded Georgia in 1921 and the country was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1922. Georgia regained its independence in 1991. Like many other countries, that gained independence from the Soviet Union, Georgia has suffered from the economic crisis and internal unrest during the nineties. After the Rose Revolution new political leadership emerged with  democratic reforms, and nowadays works are underway to further develop those reforms.