Georgia Country Information

FAST FACTS:


Name: Georgia (engl.), Sakartvelo (geo.)

Capital City: Tbilisi (1,7 Mio.)

Area: 69,700 sq km 26,911 sq miles
Longitude: 400 - 470 E;
Latitude: 410 - 440 N;

Borders: 1970 km (1224 miles);
Land border: 1655 km (1028 miles);
Georgian section of the Black Sea coast line: 315 km (195 miles);
Armenia: 164 km;
Azerbaijan: 322 km;
Russia: 723 km;
Turkey: 252 km;

Country code: GEO;

Internet code: .ge ;

Population: 4,300,000

Time Zone: GMT + 3 (GMT + 4 from last Sunday in Oct. to last Sunday in March);

Languages:
Georgian (official)
Belongs to the Kartvelian language family, which is related to the Caucasian languages - it has no linguistic connection to Russian. Russian (other) Most Georgians also speak Russian. Armenian (other) Azeri (other)

Religion: Georgian Orthodox (84%), Muslim (10%), Armenian Apostolic (4%)

Currency: Lari (GEL)

Electricity: 220V 50HzHz

Electric Plug Details: European plug with two circular metal pins

Country Dialing Code: +995, Tbilisi area code: 32

Principal cities:
Tbilisi: 1.700.000
Kutaisi: 241.100;
Rustavi: 158.000;
Batumi: 137.100;
Zugdidi: 105.000 including IDP from Abkhazia;
Chiatura: 70.000;
Gori: 70.000;
Poti: 50.900;

Highest mountains:
Shkhara - 5068 m (16,627 ft);
Janga - 5059 m (16,597 ft);
Mkinvartsveri (Mt. Kazbeg) - 5047 m (16,558 ft);
Shota Rustaveli - 4860 m (15,944 ft);
Tetnuldi - 4858 m (15,938 ft);
Ushba - 4700 m (15,419 ft);
Ailama - 4547 m (14,917 ft);
Chaukhi - 3800 m (15,419 ft);

Longest rivers:
Mtkvari (Kura in Russian) - 1364 km (847.5 miles);
Chorokhi - 438 km (272.1 miles);
Alazani - 351 km (218.1 miles);
Rioni - 327 km (203.1 miles);
Tori - 320 km (198.8 miles);
Enguri - 213 km (132.3 miles);

Largest lakes:
Paravani - 37.5 sq.km (14.4 sq ml);
Kartsakhi - 26.3 sq.km (10.1 sq ml);
Paliastomi - 18.2 sq.km (7.0 sq ml);
Tabatskuri - 14.2 sq.km (5.4 sq ml);
Khanchali -13.3 sq.km (5.1 sq ml);
Jandari - 10.6 sq.km (4.0 sq ml);

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About GTA

About GTA:
Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) is an organisation of private sector companies based in Tbilisi promoting cooperation for a more sustainable tourism development in Georgia / Caucasus.
The association is open for every tour operator, hotel, guesthouse, regional tourism association with legal business practices. We are committed to strengthen cooperation, service quality, capacity building & information resources in Georgia / Caucasus.

Disclaimer:
GTA cannot be made responsible for any inconvenience that may occur during the proposed activities or for any change that endangers the accuracy of the information offer.
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WELCOME TO GEORGIA !

Tbilisi Tourist Information Center by Georgian Tourism Association (GTA)
is the online information resource for your travel in Georgia Caucasus.

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For bookings and more detailed information please contact GTA member companies
http://www.tourism-association.ge/
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pantai anyer banten west java

pantai anyer banten west java


anyer, alternative person playground jakarta

wave hiss changes to coast

greeted coconutpalm oscillation nan wave

pride moon above castle

smile to see us both. . . .

words series above coast batural beauty description anyer that described neighbor country singer, sheila majid, in song between anyer and jakarta. more than one decade after creation song odie immeasurable ngetop year-end 1980-an, that beauty stills to slurr at anyer.

atmosphere evening at beginning february 2005 that, moment media opening ceremony fun tour 2005 at hotel mambruk, really not as beautiful as song depiction above. moon doesn't show self, anyer even also umbrellaed pitch-dark sky. as dark as tourism life at anyer pascatsunami acheh.

but, that thing not decrease beauty evening at anyer. little wave pounds here and there. afar, lampu- lamp petromaks fisherman that look for fish bekerlapan on the high seas firefly basin evening. wind silir coast blews, menabuh trees foliage, evoke voice gemerusuk.

wave pounding, siliran wind, and gemerusuk leaf bagaikan-meminjam expression iwan fals-suara nature that warm up soul. quit of potential existing nature, beginning year 2005 this is tourism anyer bumped into darkness, like the dark evening at beginning that february.

still, area anyer still to be alternative" park plays" ones jakarta that want to sip fresh air. to look for to have dinner at top, west java, be matter usually for person jakarta. usually after atop, they continue trip to bandung or sukabumi to look for atmosphere" other" from city mother fug ri.

quote culture official data and tourism (menybudpar) provinsi banten, research result at random towards nine hotels alongside peacock area, anyer, up to carita per date 16 januaries 2005 show that hotel dwelling level at area average only 11,5 percents.

even, in that january month third week, dwelling level amount of hotel, like beautiful god resort and balinese nuance, zero percent. while, still to follow research menybudpar banten, second that hotel is each berkapasitas 166 and has 116 rooms.

" we don't want to accuse, this is flutter tsunami. we have to correct ourselves. we are positive thinking and not again of opinion that tour lonely because tsunami, " ungkap ashok kumar, hotel coalitions head leader and indonesia restaurant (phri) attacks, at media programme interrupts tour fun 2005.

lonely it tour visit to anyer pascatsunami also strike local little people effort that bases on tourism sector, like cloister tradesman, pawnbroker or room leases, place bathes or room washes, artisan massages, mat tenancy service, and fisherman boat tenancy.

" in evening bew year 2004, we get income rp 800.000 only from rent bathroom. year 2005 this, only can rp 6.000. while, we have taked capital to repair bathroom with add shower, " ungkap ningsih (25), cave owner at roadside, vase village, village bandulu, anyer.

starting from keterpuru in the early year 2005 this, various efforts is goed tourism industrial managers at anyer to berbenah self. step preced invitingly meteorology body and geophysics (bmg) at hotel sol elite marbella in 17 januaries 2005 to assure that is anyer and coast area west banten relative safe from earthquake and tsunami.

efforts next invite journalist to introduce potential tour at area, mengemas in media programme tour fun 2005 during two days. follow ashok kumar, programme spreaded out to proclaim determination that is tour potential at anyer not only sold by the end of week, but also in days usually (week days).

" by the end of december then, tour visit number begins to decreased, but begin this february begins ascending again. we sell tour aim, doesn't sell hotel, " word ashok. with that programme, phri branch attacks to try to convince variatif tour aim object at anyer and cinangka.

they, for example, show tradisional artistry in party haves at hotel mambruk; several comforts evening, like karaoke and disco, at balinese nuance hotel; with facilities spa at flower-garden heritage spa, beautiful god resort, menglaim the manager as spa first at banten.

follow note, during follow programme also attended tens that journalist, promotion efforts more inclined exhibit hotel- hotel with all the facilities than introduce potential other outside coast tour, social life treasure and society culture, with buried history inheritance at anyer.

entrant, for example, not be showed history traces that can enrich potential coast tour at anyer, like king survival lighthouse tower willem iii that built year 1885. or, beach society unity at village cikoneng, member communities floats formed since sultanate maulana hasanuddin (1552-1570).

without variation and innovative touch, coast tour anyer gradually will evoke saturation. fortunately, begin in the middle of the 2004 stand green valley bandulu, area hilly for the width of seven hectare that juggled to be adventurer arena at free nature with various knack tool.

" with this variation, anyer bot merely known with the coast, white sand, or sunset-, " word fazar maulana, senior hovel manager layung resort, managed green valley bandulu. even if such, impression anyer as tour object only sell coast stills to cling at tourist class brain.

several trip office managers and travel propose, the low domestic tourist interest also foreign countries to pay a visit to anyer caused tour object at area" coast exclusively" .

" more opting tourist or yogyakarta, new afterwards chili to go on vacation. person (banten) here choose to go on vacation out from banten, " said anton juniko, senior ticketing in office travel pt earth wind tbk, cilegon.

that fact is realized thoroughly by tourism industrial manager at anyer. " really differ from balinese. everything in balinese is tourism. here not focus, there industrial, there agriculture, and as it, " word ashok also admit to still the low value sells and tourism attractiveness at banten, belong anyer.

anyer formerly differ from anyer now. such explanation adhy love dr in book banten, equator emerald tour enchantment. he writes, before now coast wise anyer be coast slopes. half coast based on cliff rug, half it again based on sand.

" at first along tour area anyer this is merimbuni by hundreds coconut stick in a row along coast lip, but now change with buildings series bertembok concrete, " he wrote again.

if we trace along coast area west banten, begin anyer up to carita, clear appear that entire that coast areas hedged so that area like closed for public. of course, that thing excepted for the man who want and able pay. (quoted from www. compass. com)

game debus

mangrove forest and umbu cliff at island sangiang m

anyer, alternative person playground jakarta

plt. governor banten attend pre-launching bookmaking plan “banten's menycovery“

tour enchantment anyer

tour object and nature at banten

in a flash about tour attacks

festivals cisadane

koid to swim at forbidding-looking

dig potential tour (ii)

source:
www.banten. go. id
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