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GeorgiaGeography
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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: |
Asia
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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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Coastline: |
310 km
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Maritime claims: |
NA
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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 Shkhara 5,201 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: 11.44%
permanent crops: 3.86%
other: 84.7% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
4,700 sq km (1998 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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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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More about Georgia:
Introduction
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
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1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Page 1 of 6.
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