11/3/2021
Status: Secessionist RepublicPopulation: 245,000 (2020 est.) Area: 3336 sq. milesCurrency: Russian Ruble (100 kopeck = 1 Ruble)
Abkhazia is a self-proclaimed republic on the Black Sea. It is about the size of Delaware, with about one-third of Delaware’s population. The Abkhaz people are ancient. Assyrian sources recorded their presence in the foothills of the Caucasus more than 3000 years ago. Throughout history, the Abkhaz have had close ties with their more numerous Georgian neighbors. Georgian became the language of the Abkhaz elite, though it never replaced Abkhazian as the language of the people.
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