Abstract
A small country with a population of a little over four million, Georgia is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Two-thirds of the people are Georgian (Kartveli); minorities include Armenians, Russians and Azerbaijanis. Among Georgians there are sub-ethnic regional identities such as Kakhetians, Khevsurs, Pshavs, Kartlians, Imeretians, Gurians, Svans and Adjarians. Sub-ethnic regional identities were stronger in the late twentieth century, although they remain pronounced.
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Kupatadze, A. (2012). Georgia — Extortion: From Professional Criminals to the ‘Revolutionary Government’. In: Organized Crime, Political Transitions and State Formation in Post-Soviet Eurasia. Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230361393_5
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