Psou River

Psou
Basin
Main source	Greater Caucasus
River mouth	Black Sea
Size	420 square kilometres (160 sq mi)
Country	Georgia, (Abkhazia[1]), Russia
Physiognomy
Length	57 km (35 mi)

Psou River (Georgian: ფსოუ, Abkhaz: Ҧсоу, Russian: Псоу) is a river in the West Caucasus. It flows along the Southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and forms a part of the border between Abkhazia and Russia, or Georgia and Russia, as Georgia and United Nations consider. The river flows into the Black Sea. The Psou is 57 kilometres (35 mi) long, and the drainage basin is approximately 420 square kilometres (160 sq mi). The Psou Valley borders the Gagra Range of Abkhazia to the east.

References

1. Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.

Coordinates: 43°23′10″N 40°00′36″E / 43.3861°N 40.0101°E