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Places in News: Georgia
Places in News: Georgia
Context: A BBC investigation has alleged that the Georgian government used a World War I–era chemical agent, Camite, through water cannons against protesters during demonstrations in Tbilisi in 2024. The government has dismissed the claims. The protests were triggered after Georgia halted talks on joining the European Union following a disputed election.
About Georgia:
- Georgia is a Transcaucasian country located at the junction of Europe and Asia.
- Capital: Tbilisi
- Currency: Georgian Lari (GEL)
- Location: Bordering Black Sea, Turkey, Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
- Unique feature: world’s deepest caves (Veryovkina, Krubera).
- Georgia is highly mountainous, dominated by the Greater and Lesser Caucasus ranges.
- Major rivers: Kura (Mtkvari) and Rioni.
- Highest point: Mt’a Shkhara (5,193 m).
- Climate: Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast.
- Natural hazards: earthquakes.
- Natural resources: timber, hydropower, manganese, iron ore, copper, minor coal & oil.
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