THE area between the Black Sea and the Caspian is beautiful, fertile, mountainous—and much fought over, most recently in August 2008 when Russia and Georgia went to war.

高加索地区位于黑海和里海之间，它美丽，富饶，多山——也充满战乱，最近的一场战乱是2008年8月俄罗斯和格鲁吉亚之间爆发的战争。

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Most of its fuel and much of its grain comes through Georgia's Black Sea ports, which have been paralysed by the war.

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