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| Location: |
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
42 00 N, 43 30 E
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| Map references: |
Commonwealth of Independent States
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| Area: |
total:
69,700 sq km
land:
69,700 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than South Carolina
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
1,461 km
border countries:
Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km
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| Climate: |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
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| 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
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Black Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mt'a Mqinvartsveri (Gora Kazbek) 5,048 m
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| 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
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| Land use: |
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
34%
other:
28% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
4,000 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
earthquakes
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| 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
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| 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
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