Executive Summary Georgia, located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, is a small but open market that benefits from international trade, tourism, and transportation.   Georgia’s State Security Service, National Security Council (NSC), Revenue Service, Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, National Bank, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Ministry of Defense all have potential equities and could play a role in reviewing a foreign transaction or investment proposal for national security concerns in certain circumstances. Contact for More InformationUnited States Embassy, Political/Economic Section 29 Georgian-American Friendship Avenue, TbilisiJean Foster, Economic Unit Chief(995 32) 227-7000032 227-7000