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Transcaucasia
Geographical region south of the Caucasus Mountains, encompassing the independent states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; it is bounded by the Caucasus Mountains in the north, the frontier with Turkey and Iran in the south, and the Black and Caspian Seas in the west and east respectively. Transcaucasia covers a total area of 186,100 sq km/71,853 sq mi.
The countries of Transcaucasia are important producers of oil, manganese ore, tea, citrus fruits, and wine. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the achievement of independence by the individual states, the region has been characterized by bloody separatist conflicts, notably in Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan), Abkhazia and South Ossetia (both Georgia).
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