Official Language:Abkhaz
Political status:Independent 
Capital: Aqwa (Sukhum)
Capital's coordinates: 43°01'N 41°02'E
President: Sergei Bagapsh
Prime Minister: Alexander Ankvab
The Chairman of Parliament: Nugzar Ashuba
Independence:
– Declared:23 July 1992 From Georgia
– First recognition: 26 August 2008 by RF   
Area
– Total:8,600 km²
– % water:Negligible
Population
- Total (2000 est.):250,000
- Density:29/km²
Currency: Ruble
Time zone: UTC +3