geography of georgia

Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia Geographic coordinates: Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States Area:
total: 69,700 km
land: 69,700 km
water: 0 km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than South Carolina (US) or Benelux (EU) 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 subropical 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; Fertile soils in river valleys, flood plains, foothills of Kolkhida Lowland Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt'a Mq'invartsveri (Gora Kazbeg) 5,048 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: 9%
permanent crops: 4%
permanent pastures: 25%
forests and woodland: 34%
other: 28% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 4,000 km (1993 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 Of Georgia

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