Georgia (The Bright Sunshine)

The Republic of Georgia (: საქართველოს რესპუბლიკა, Sakartvelos Respublika), colloquially known as Georgia (საქართველო, Sakartvelo), is a nation state located in the region of. A former republic of the Soviet Union, Georgia gained independence in 1991. Despite hopes for peace between the new nations and the Soviet Union, war broke out between the two neighbors over the breakaway regions of and  in 1992, and assisting pro-Soviet forces during the Civil War by 1993. Despite these early tensions, Georgia and the Soviet Union has entered into a friendly (though tense) relationship.