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Georgia is one of the most ancient countries of the world. It is situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, tween the Black and Caspian Seas. The area of the country is 69875 square kilometers, similarly to Switzerlan e Country population is about 4,5 million. The state language is Georgian. The alphabet has been introduced or more than 2000 years ago. Hardly there is any other country which has experienced so many attacks and 'invasions and nevertheless it withstood and could preserve its originality and its peculiar features. A great number of churches and fortresses witness the great historical past of Georgia. The historical past of Georgia umbers more than 3000 years. Not long ago there in Dmanisi there were revealed the tracks of hominid that witness the first resettlement of people in Europe 1.8 million years ago. After the Lithic Age people began to , settle in the territory of Georgia more intensively. Since those ancient times the Georgian land has been always populated. The Georgian language is one of the most ancient living languages in the world which has its specific alphabet. The Georgian written language is dated to the V century . The first sources of the Georgian written language include inscriptions in the Georgian Monastery of the Cross in Palestine, in Bethlehem desert, as well as in Sioni Church in Bolnisi — to the south of Tbilisi. Historically Georgia was situated at the border of Great Empires — its territories were always desired for the Great Asian Empires, for Arabs and Tamerlan, for Mongols and Ottoman Empire, from the I century AD up to XVIII century. In spite of great number of invasions Georgia succeeded to preserve its unity. In centuries David Agmashenebeli (David the Builder 1089-1125) — the Great Georgian King united Georgia in XI century. That period was the Golden time for Georgia - the same as during the reign of Queen Tamar (1184-1213) — the epoch of cultural renascence, of monasteries building, of wall paintings and ornaments creation. Richly decorated churches were the source of the nation unification — even in the high-mountain regions. The last conqueror of Georgia was Russia which began to annex Georgia in 1801 and finished to in 1917. Over a period of 200 years of its history Georgia has been the part of the Russian Empire: first as its province (gubernia) and then as a Soviet Republic. And even in this period Georgia could preserve its Language, culture and originality. In 1991 the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Georgia proclaimed its independence from the USSR. In 1992 Georgia became the 179th member of UNO and various International and Regional Organizations.