INTRODUCTION
The State of Adzhatia is a democratic republik in the Barentzsea, north east of Norway. Originally the island was solely inhabited by a Finno-Ugric people close to Finns and Karelians, but during and after the second world war, the entire people of the Adzhatians were transported to the island, where they mingled with the indigenous inhabitants. The Adzhatic language contains a lot of Finno-Ugric and Russian loan words, a development which isn't likely to slow down any time soon, as there is a discussion about granting the most important Finno-Ugric dialect official status.

In 1950 Adzhatia became an Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (A.S.S.R.), headed by the Adzhatian communist party leader Miheĺ Iĺicśŭn. He was briefly deposed from 1982 to 1984, and died two years later, after which his brother Pjotaŕ Iĺicśŭn took over. He died however during one of the uprisings in 1990 that lead to the independence of Adzhatia eventually, and his son Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn took over. Although elections were held regularly, Pjotarśŭn's power didn't seem to be affected much by them, and his actual dictatorship continued until 2004, when he was deposed. Politics remained unsteady for some years after that, the former government of prime minister Ereh Ħĭnzei finally managing to lead the country into a calmer period. Many Adzhatians wish that their country join NATO and the EU, but this seems unlikely to happen any time soon; it has however joined CIS and FICTS in 2008.

Official name: Adźać Valteciŕ ('State of Adzhatia')
Inhabitants: 664,966 (1-1-2009)
Form of government: parliamentary republic
Official holiday: 14 June ('Dawn of Democracy')

PEOPLE
Growth rate: 0,3% (2008)
Life expectancy: male 64.4, female 68.9 years
City top five (with inhabitants):
     Bazăŕ Gĕĺ (109,551)
     Kercei (83,194)
     Kosegińdrăt (64,975)
     Ćŭŕdveź (64,022)
     Alidaŕ (27,433)
Language: Adzhatic (which has official Cyrillic and Latin alphabets), Finn-Ugric dialects (unofficial)
Literacy: 96.9%
Religion: Russian Orthodox (94%)
University: Technical University of Pruteilăć (founded in 1955)

GOVERNMENT
Capital: Bazăŕ Gĕĺ
Administrative Division: nine districts: Kŏpunceźiś Krais (capital: Bazăŕ Gĕĺ); Gĕĺa Koŕzăm Krais (Kosegińdrăt); Kerceze Krais (Kercei); Pruteze Krais (Pruteilăć), Sarăm Krais (Ćŭŕdveź); Drezeńe Adźaciaisa Krais (Alidaŕ); Ĕnćeve Adźaciaisa Krais (Ħŭŕć); Śaińe Adźaciaisa Krais (Sańdźiś Miheleze Lăć); Jantăsănkăm Krais (Ŏvanalăć)
Head of state: president Grigeŕ Maććok (since 7 October 2006)
Parliament: Dumća (142 members, 27 of which are chosen every four years through regional representation, while the other 115 are chosen by proportional representation every four years - but not necessarily at the same time)
Main political parties: Secializdźiś (socialists), Adźać Valteźiś Ŏdźa Demokradźiś (A.V.Ŏ.D.; liberal-democrats), Partića Ŏdźai Adźaciai (P.Ŏ.A.; Party for a Free Adzhatia), Bloc-Ħĭnzei (Party of Ereh Ħĭnzei), Oi Vŭo Mihelun Pjotarśŭnin ('We want Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn; old communist party), Ĕrevi Śviveź (Friends of Europe), Năve Komunistiće Partića (N.K.P.; New Communist Party), Bloc Isolacienistăm (isolationists), Partića Demokratićai Adźaciai (P.D.A.; democrats)
Head of government: mrs. Ŕanije Erijeź (since 16 April 2010)
Minister of foreign affairs: Jukka Bantak (since 16 April 2010)

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Highest mountain: Demokraciaisa Verkciŕ (1396 m.)
Longest river: Taiś
Climate: ET (Tundra)
Av. temperature in January and July: -15°C, 10°C
Av. quantity of rain: 750 mm. a year

ECONOMY
GNP: €14.22 billion
Currency: 1 Adzhatian Peka (AZP) = €0.11
Inflation: 1.27% (2008)
Unemployment: 3.9% (2008)
Working population: agriculture: 17.0%; industry: 45.9%; services: 37.1%
Export: chemical products, refrigerators, fish
Import: oil, technological products, cars, provisions, raw materials
Main partners: Russia, Norway, Iceland, European Union, United States, Canada
Main businesses: Śŏdźak (whale processing), Kosegińdrădze Produkciaś (blast furnaces), Miheĺśŭńze Jan (refrigerators)
Main newspapers: Śaizeźiś Jatća ('Voice of the People', 1950), Adźaciaisa Prăvda ('Newspaper of Adzhatia', 1992)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member of: United Nations (2004), Nordic Counsil (2004), FICTS (2008)

TIME
Time zone: GMT + 2

ANTHEM AND FLAG
Anthem: none at the moment
Flag: