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Historical Values
Year Value
1997 the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in this century, live on South Georgia
2002 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2003 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2004 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2005 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2006 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2007 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2008 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2009 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2010 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2011 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2012 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2013 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2014 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2015 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2016 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
2017 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them; Krubera Cave in the western part of the country is the deepest-known cave in the world; at -2,197 m it is the only known cave on earth deeper than 2,000 m
2018 strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them; Krubera Cave in the western part of the country is the deepest-known cave in the world; at -2,197 m it is the only known cave on earth deeper than 2,000 m
2019 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)
2020 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)
2021 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)
2022 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)
2023 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)
2024 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)
2025 note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea, Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)