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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands,consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 165 kilometres (103 mi) long and 35 kilometres (22 mi) wide and is by far the largest island in the territory. The South Sandwich Islands lie about 700 kilometres (430 mi) southeast of South Georgia. The territory's total land area is 3,903 km2 (1,507 sq mi). The Falkland Islands are about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) west from its nearest point.
Tbilisi,in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis,is the capital and largest city of Georgia,lying on the banks of the Kura River with around 1.2 million inhabitants,which is about a third of the country's population. Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia. Since then,the city has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917,then part of the Russian Empire,Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty,governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus.
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region,bounded by the Black Sea to the west,Russia to the north and northeast,Turkey to the southwest,Armenia to the south,and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.7 million,of which over a third live in the capital and largest city,Tbilisi. Georgians,who are native to the region,constitute a majority of the country's population and are its titular nation.
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