Abkhazian Regional Academy of Sciences (ARAS), independent scientific and educational organization, was founded in 1995, in Tbilisi (Republic of Georgia), by the group of famous scientists - refugees from Abkhazia. Academicians and Corresponding Members of ARAS are leading scientists of Georgia, representatives of social and humanitarian sciences, natural and life sciences, technical sciences and modern technologies. The Academy is registered by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and recognized by the Georgian Academy of Sciences. The Presidium of the Academy is based in Tbilisi. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tbilisi downtown View of Tiflis from the Grounds of Saint David Church, ca. ... Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo), known from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the southern Caucasus. ... Abkhazia ( Abkhaz: /Apsny, Georgian: აფხაზეთი/Apkhazeti, Russian: Абха́зия) is a region of 8,600 km² in the Caucasus. ... The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an academy. ... The Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS) unites the 63 scientific-research Institutes and Centers of the Republic of Georgia. ... Tbilisi downtown View of Tiflis from the Grounds of Saint David Church, ca. ...