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Georgia: A Tiny Village Emerges as a Potential Flashpoint
BY MOLLY CORSO
The tenuous security situation in the Georgian village of Perevi has exposed a conundrum for both Georgia and European Union. Both want Moscow to fully withdraw its forces from the town, but they have been forced to tacitly acknowledge that an abrupt Russian departure could result in a renewal of fighting between Georgians and Ossetians.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 69,700 sq km
Population: 4,693,892
Capital: Tbilisi 1,253,000
President: Mikhail Saakashvili
Religion: Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
Life Expectancy: 75.62 years
GDP per capita: $2,500
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Georgia
Phone: (995 32) 25 05 92/93
Fax: (995 32) 29 10 52
Email: kartuli@osgf.ge
Executive Director: Mr. David Darchaishvili
Website: http://osgf.ge/
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