Abkhazia
About Abkhazia
Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It sits on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It covers 8,665 square kilometres (3,346 sq mi) and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi.
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Abkhazia, a country that most of the world doesn't think exists, had an election that assumed most of its population didn't exist. Abkhazia is a self-declared republic that's trying to break from Georgia, and is currently recognised only by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and, bizarrely, the tiny Pacific island of Nauru.
from Merry Fishmas!, 2017-12-25 at 00:08:24 · read transcript
Other times Abkhazia came up
It's not exclusively in the town. Nutella are trying to smash the cornering of the market, yeah, because they want a bit of variety in cases. Another frost, so they're moving into Georgia and Abkhazia, another traditionally very calm and politically easygoing region, which won't be. They're prey to a lot of local politics, basically. Every year, they have half a million tons of hazelnut shells to get rid of.
238: No Such Thing As A Low Sofa, 2018-10-12 · listen
It's not exclusively in the town. Nautela are trying to smash the cornering of the market, yeah, because they want a bit of variety in case there's another frost. They're moving into Georgia and Abkhazia, another traditionally very calm and politically easygoing region, which won't be. They're prey to a lot of local politics, basically. Every year they have half a million tons of hazelnut shells to get rid of.
No Such Thing As A Low Sofa, 2018-10-12 · listen
I was, so for our book, which is coming out in November, I was reading about the world geopolitical situation. There's things happening in Georgia. There's elections in Abkhazia, where they're trying to get out of Georgia. While I was reading that, I came across this guy, and I can't believe I've never heard about him before. He's called Bidzina Ivanovili, and he's taking trees from around the country, and either driving them or putting them on a ship, and then taking them to his house and planting them.
No Such Thing As A Courgette In Your Ear, 2017-05-26 · listen
He's digging them up. It's amazing. For our book, which is coming out in November, I was reading about the world geopolitical situation and there's things happening in Georgia, those elections in Abkhazia, where they're trying to get out of Georgia. While I was reading that, I came across this guy at a cablery I've never heard about him before. He's called Bidzina Ivanishvili, and he's taking trees from around the country and either driving them or putting them on a ship and then taking them to his house and planting them.
166: No Such Thing As A Courgette In Your Ear, 2017-05-26 · listen
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