haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə vˈæst mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi kənsˈɪdɚɹ ɪt təbi ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, lˈiːɡəli ɡˈʌvɚnd baɪ ðə deɪdʒˈʊɹɹi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðɪ ɔːtˈɑːnəməs ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv ɐbkhˈeɪziə, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ dʒˈɔːɹdʒə hɐz nˈoʊ kəntɹˈoʊl ˈoʊvɚɹ ɪt.
However, the vast majority of the international community consider it to be a part of Georgia, legally governed by the de jure Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, even though Georgia has no control over it.