Georgia: Geography#
| Location | 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 |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 42 00 N, 43 30 E 42.0,43.5 |
| Area | total: 69,700 sq km land: 69,700 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,814 km border countries: Armenia 219 km, Azerbaijan 428 km, Russia 894 km, Turkey 273 km |
| Coastline | 310 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Gora Shkhara 5068 m; Gora Dzhangitau 5058 m; Gora Kazbek 5033 m; Gora Gistola 4859 m; Mta Tetnuldi 4852 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| 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 |
| Natural Hazards | earthquakes |
| Natural Resource | 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: 5.94% permanent crops: 1.65% other: 92.41% (2011) |
| Climate | warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast |
| Irrigated Land | 4,328 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 63.33 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Tbilisi; Kutaisi; Batumi; Rustavi; Sukhumi According to Geonames: Tbilisi; Kutaisi; Batumi; Sokhumi; Zugdidi Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them Important Lakes |