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GeographyLocation
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note - Georgia views itself as part of Europe Geographic coordinates
42 00 N, 43 30 E
Map references
Middle East
Area World Ranking: 121
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
Timber, 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
4,330 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 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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