Georgian Geography, Georgia Geography
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Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
Geographic coordinates: 42 00 N, 43 30 E
Map references: Asia
Area: Total: 69,700 sq km land: 69,700 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than South Carolina
Land boundaries: Total: 1,461 km border countries: Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km
Coastline: 310 km
Maritime claims: NA
Climate: Warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Terrain: Largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; good soils in river valley flood plains, foothills of Kolkhida Lowland
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m
Natural resources: Forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth
Land use: Arable land: 11.44% permanent crops: 3.86% other: 84.7% (2001)
Irrigated land: 4,700 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: Earthquakes
Environment - current issues: Air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: Strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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