Abkhazia

Official nameRepublic of Abkhazia
Name in local languageАҧсны Аҳәынҭқарра (ab) ; აფხაზეთი (ka) ; Республика Абхазия (ru)
ContinentAsia
SubcontinentWestern Asia
Population (ranking: 194e)246,313 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth0.49 % / year
Area8,653 km²
Density28.47 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 225e)0.336 billions $USD (2017)
GDP/capita (ranking)1,372 $USD (2017)
GDP growth4.80 % / year (2017)
Life expectancy (ranking)0.00 years (2018)
Birth rate0.00 ‰ (2018)
Fertility rate0.00 children / woman (2018)
Death rate (ranking)0.00 ‰ (2018)
Infant mortality rate (ranking)0.00 ‰ (2018)
Literacy rate0.00 % (2018)
Official languagesAbkhaz, Russian
CurrencyAbkhazian apsar, Russian ruble (₽ RUB)
HDI (ranking: n.c.)0.000 / 1 (2017)
EPI (ranking)0.00 (2018)
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
Head of StatePresident Raul Khajimba
National Day23 July (independence of 1992)
ISO Codes,
DemonymAbkhaz, Abkhazian
Tourists (ranking)1,000,000 people (2017)
Abkhazia

Abkhazia is a de facto and partially recognized republic located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. Its capital is Sukhumi.

Mount Agepsta, Abhkazia
Mount Agepsta, Abhkazia

The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia is only recognized as a state by RussiaVenezuelaNicaraguaNauru, Vanuatu and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states legally consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

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Urban areas (2017)
Urban areasPopulation
Soukhoumi86,699 inhabitants
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