Preamble

The people of Georgia whose strong will is to establish a democratic social order, economic independence, a social and legal state, guarantee universally recognised human rights and freedoms, strengthen state independence and peaceful relations with other countries, universally announce this constitution based upon many centuries of state tradition and the main principles of the Constitution of 1921

CHAPTER 1

General Provisions

Article 1.

1 Georgia is an independent, unified and indivisible lawbased state, ratified by the referendum carried out on March 31st, 1991 throughout the territory of the country, including the then Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia and the former autonomous oblast of South Ossetia and further adduced by the act of April 9th, 1991 restoring the independence of the Georgian state.