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| Geography | Last updated on 10 June, 2008 |
| 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: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | 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) | | Total renewable water resources: | 63.3 cu km (1997) | | Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): | total: 3.61 cu km/yr (20%/21%/59%)
per capita: 808 cu m/yr (2000) | | 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 | | Time zone: | GMT +4:00 |
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