Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, situated at the dividing line between Europe and Asia[2]. Georgia is bordered to the north by the Russian Federation, to the east by Azerbaijan, to the south by Armenia and to the southwest by Turkey.[2] Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 km²; its population, excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia (the Tskhinvali region), is 4.4 million, with nearly 84% ethnic Georgians.[4] The history of Georgia can be traced back to the ancient Kingdom of Iberia, that was one of the first countries to adopt Christianity as an official religion early in the 4th century. At the beginning of the 19th century Georgia became part of Russian Empire. After a ...