Infrastructure/Facilities of Georgia

• Energy
• Petroleum: 1 million barrels of oil per day via BTC
pipeline Caspian Sea to the Med Sea Population
• Natural Gas: import from Azerbaijan centers > 100k
• Electricity: relies on renovated hydropower plants; 25 in
country

• Hospitals
• Most major facilities located in/around Tbilisi
• Minimal health care outside of major urban areas

• Telecommunication
• Fixed-line telecommunications network has limited
coverage outside Tbilisi
• Internet users: total: 2.227 million
percent of population: 45.2% (July2015 est.)

• Water and Sewage

• Approx. 60% of water supply systems and 50% of sewage
systems are past service dates. Leading to frequent
breakdowns, pollution and loss of water.

• Military
• Land Forces (include Air and Air Defense Forces) 38k
• Naval forces incorporated into Coast Guard

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 Infrastructure/Facilities of Azerbaijan
• Energy:
• Petroleum: 1M bbl/day crude transported via 1100 mile Population
BTC pipeline from Caspian to Med Sea; no refineries centers >50k
• Natural Gas: Significant reserves w/ oil field depletion
• Electricity: Oldest infrastructure in region; 19 power
plants in country

• Hospitals:
• Most major facilities located in/around Baku
• Minimal health care outside of major urban areas

• Telecommunications:
• Poor, Soviet-era infrastructure is improving
• Internet availability centers around populated cities and
is growing due to government initiatives

• Water & Sewage

• Poorly operated, old, damaged systems
• Led to water shortages, contamination resulting in
negative health/welfare of population

• Military:
• Land forces: 85k
• Air Forces: 8k
• Navy: 2k

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 Infrastructure/Facilities
• Facts: • Assumptions:
– Most infrastructure is generally old and in need of – Significant improvements to out-dated infrastructure
modernization not likely in foreseeable future
– BTC pipeline strategic asset if held by belligerent – Oil production will not drop given current geo-
party political/economic environment

• Shortfalls: • Mitigations:
– Health care system cannot support displaced – Leverage OGO/NGO to assist with HADR support in
persons phase 0
– Clean water for civilian population

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