Annexed by Tsarist Russia in 1812, joined to Romania in 1918, and re-annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, it seized its independence from Moscow in 1991. It is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and various other prestigious international bodies.
格鲁吉亚以西1000英里就是摩尔多瓦（人口350万）。它位于罗马尼亚和乌克兰之间，1812年被沙俄吞并，1918年加入罗马尼亚，1940年重新被前苏联侵占，最终于1991年摆脱莫斯科的统治获得独立。它是联合国、欧洲理事会、世贸组织、欧洲安全与合作组织等多个重要国际机构的成员国。