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    Georgia Geography - 2006

    https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/georgia/georgia_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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: 11.51%
      permanent crops: 3.79%
      other: 84.7% (2005)

      Irrigated land:
      4,690 sq km (2003)

      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


      NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia Geography 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia Geography 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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