Georgian Geography

-Georgia is located in Southwest Asia, bordering Russia and Turkey, the Black Sea and the Caspain Sea.
-Most maps reference this country as a part of the Middle East; however, the relatonship between the Western powers and Georgia vary strongly from other countries typically associated with the "Middle East".
-Country Size is slightly smaller than the state of South Carolina.
-Mediterranian climate along the coast, highland climate in mountain regions.
-Largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south.
-Strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them.