| Location | Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 42 00 N, 43 30 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 69,700 sq km
land: 69,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 1,461 km
border countries: Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km |
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| Coastline | 310 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast |
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| 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 |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m |
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| 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 |
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| Irrigated land | 310 km |
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| Natural hazards | earthquakes |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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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