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    Georgia Geography 1997

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    SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia

      Geographic coordinates 42 00 N, 43 30 E

      Map references Commonwealth of Independent States

      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 LesserCaucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhida Lowland opens to the Black Sea inthe west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; good soils in river valley floodplains, foothills of Kolkhida Lowland

      Elevation extremes
      lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
      highest point: Mt'a Mqinvartsveri (Gora Kazbek) 5,048 m

      Natural resources forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coaland 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 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards NA

      Environment - current issues air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of MtkvariRiver and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollutionfrom toxic chemicals

      Environment - international agreements
      party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,Ship Pollution
      signed, but not ratified: Desertification

      NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.

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