Armenia's Geography | Armenia Geography

Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey

Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 45 00 E

Map references: Asia

Area: Total: 29,800 sq km land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries: Total: 1,254 km border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: None (landlocked)

Climate: Highland continental, hot summers, cold winters

Terrain: Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Debed River 400 m highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m

Natural resources: Small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina

Land use: Arable land: 17.55% permanent crops: 2.3% other: 80.15% (2001)

Irrigated land: 2,870 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: Occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts

Environment - current issues: Soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone

Environment - international agreements: Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geography - note: Landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range

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