Georgia is a country in the [[Caucasus]]. It was formerly in the [[Soviet Union]]. The Georgian [[soccer]] team are no longer the current unofficial world champions. [http://www.ufwc.co.uk/] Georgia's capital is Tbilisi. The current President of Georgia is the pro-Western Mikhail Shikashvili.
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'''Georgia''' is a country in the [[Caucasus]] just north of eastern [[Turkey]]. It was formerly in the [[Soviet Union]] until given independence in 1991. The Georgian [[soccer]] team are no longer the current unofficial world champions. <ref>http://www.ufwc.co.uk/</ref> Georgia's capital is [[Tbilisi]]. The current President of Georgia is the pro-Western Mikhail Shikashvili.
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In antiquity, the area now known as Georgia were one of the earliest countries to embrace [[Christianity]], converting in 319 A.D.