Admeenistrative diveesions o Georgie (kintra)
| Regions o Georgie | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Map ref. | Region | Caipital |
| 1 | Abkhazie | Sukhumi (Sokhumi) |
| 2 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | Zugdidi |
| 3 | Guria | Ozurgeti |
| 4 | Adjara | Batumi |
| 5 | Racha-Lechkhumi an Kvemo Svaneti |
Ambrolauri |
| 6 | Imereti | Kutaisi |
| 7 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | Akhaltsikhe |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | Gori |
| 9 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Mtskheta |
| 10 | Kvemo Kartli | Rustavi |
| 11 | Kakheti | Telavi |
| 12 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Georgie is dividit intae twae autonomous republics (Georgie: [ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა, avtonomiuri respublika] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) an nine regions (Georgie: მხარე, mkhare). The nine regions are Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi an Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, an Shida Kartli.
The autonomous republics (Abkhazia an Adjara) wur established durin the Soviet regime an are recognized bi the modren Georgie Constitution. Abkhazie represents a brakawa republic whose independence is no recognizit internaitionally. De jure, Abkhazia is heidit bi the Chairman o the Supreme Cooncil (in exile) while de facto it is heidit bi the Preses. Adjara, which is heidit bi the Chairman o Cabinet o Meenisters, became fully lyal tae the central authorities o Georgie follaein a peaceful oostin o the umwhile secessionist leader in 2004.
Regions wur established bi Presidential decrees frae 1994 tae 1996, on a provisional basis till the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazie an Sooth Ossetie are resolvit. The regional administration is heidit bi the State Commissioner (Georgie: სახელმწიფო რწმუნებული) – informally Govrenor – an offeecial appointit bi the Preses o Georgie.
The status o the umwhile Sooth Ossetie Autonomous Oblast – Sooth Ossetie (an aw referred tae as Samachablo or Tskhinvali Region), is the subject of negotiation with the de facto separatist govrenment, heidit bi the Preses. The brakawa republic claims the northren pairt o the Shida Kartli region as its territory, wi sma pairts o neighbourin regions.
The regions are subdividit intae destricts (Georgie: რაიონი):
