Location:
Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates:
40 00 N, 45 00 E
Map references:
Middle East
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
29,743 sq km
country comparison to the world: 143
land:
28,203 sq km
water:
1,540 sq km
slightly smaller than Maryland
total:
1,570 km
border countries:
Azerbaijan 996 km, Georgia 219 km, Iran 44 km, Turkey 311 km
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0 km (landlocked)
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highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley
lowest point:
Debed River 400 m
highest point:
Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m
small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
arable land:
14.47%
permanent crops:
1.8%
other:
83.74% (2011)
2,735 sq km (2006)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
7.77 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
2.86 cu km/yr (40%/6%/54%)
per capita:
929.7 cu m/yr (2010)
occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone
party to:
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range