Caucasus Online

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. The country, located at the juncture of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan. During the major part of the 20th century, Georgia's economy was within the Soviet model of command economy. At present, tourism has become an increasingly significant part of the Georgian economy, with 103 resorts in different climatic zones in the country.