Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia

Language: Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%

Currency: lari introduced September 1995 replacing the coupon

Population: 5,066,499

Natural Hazards: earthquakes

Import: fuel, grain and other foods, machinery and parts,
transport equipment

Export: citrus fruits, tea, wine, other agricultural products; diverse types of machinery; ferrous and nonferrous metals; textiles; chemicals; fuel reexports

Industries: steel, aircraft, machine tools, foundry equipment, electric locomotives, tower cranes, electric welding equipment, machinery for food preparation and meat
packing, electric motors, process control equipment, trucks, tractors, textiles, shoes, chemicals, wood products, wine

Transportation:
Railways:
total: 1,583 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge: 1,583 km 1.520-m gauge (1993)

Highways:
total: 20,700 km
paved: 19,354 km
unpaved: 1,346 km (1996 est.)
 

Ports & Harbors: Bat'umi, P'ot'i, Sokhumi

Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Language: Chinese (Cantonese), English

Currency: 1 Hong Kong dollar (HK$) = 100 cents

Population: 6,847,125

Natural Hazards: occasional typhoons

Import: foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials,
semimanufactures, petroleum; a large share is reexported

Export: clothing, textiles, yarn and fabric, footwear, electrical
appliances, watches and clocks, toys

Industries: textiles, clothing, tourism, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks

Transportation:
Railways:
total: 34 km
standard gauge: 34 km 1.435-m gauge (all electrified) (1996 est.)

Highways:
total: 1,831 km
paved: 1,831 km
unpaved: 0 km (1997)

Ports & Harbors: Hong Kong