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Georgia

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Image from Marco Petrovic found on Wikipedia Background : Received most recent independence in 1991 from the USSR Location : Southwestern Asia between Turkey and Russia                Georgia views itself as part of Europe Area : Almost 70,000 sq km; 121st largest in the world          Slightly smaller than South Carolina Population : Over 4.5 million; 122nd largest in the world Capital : Tblisi Disputes : Contains two areas, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, that claim they are independent.  Russia recognizes them as separate from Georgia. Etymology : The name Georgia appears in numerous early medieval annals, but it is unsure where it is from Sources: CIA Factbook , Wikipedia I believe the first time I realized there was a country named Georgia was the geography bee in grade school.  The person who answered the question got it right.  I would not have.  Who knew that a US state shared a name with a country on the other side of the world? Google searches, the start of mo