Georgia and the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in the context of the regional state and autonomy concepts

In terms of structure of sovereignty, state forms are divided into two models, as the unitary and composite states. The unitary state model contains several different forms. One of them is regional state model. The regional state model is based on the unity and indivisibility of state, and recognizes the right of autonomy to its regions. Consequently, the regional state is closely related to the concept of the regional political autonomy. Georgia can be classified as a regional state. Because Georgia has regions with political autonomy, such as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. However, there is not enough information in related literature about the feature of Georgia?s regional state. Research problems of this study are whether Georgia is a regional state, and whether the Autonomous Republic of Adjara is an example of political autonomy.