Geography
Georgia is situated on the crossroads of Europe and Asia, bordering the Black Sea and lying between Turkey and Russia. Located in the extremely mountainous region known as the Caucasus, or Caucasia, Georgia is a small country of approximately 69,875 square kilometers—about the size of West Virginia. To the north and northeast, Georgia borders the Russian republics of Chechnya, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia (all of which began to seek autonomy from Russia in 1992). Its neighbors to the south are Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. The shoreline of the Black Sea constitutes Georgia's entire western border.
Geographic Coordinates: 42°00′N, 43°30′EArea and Boundaries
Area:
Total: 69,700 km²
Land: 69,700 km²
Water: 0 km²
Area - Comparative: Slightly smaller than South Carolina (US) or Benelux (EU)
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
Elevation extremes:
Lowest Point: Black Sea 0 m
Highest Point: Mountain Shkhara 5,201 m (peak is not in Georgia)
Mountain Mq'invartsveri at 5,048 m is the highest peak in Georgia.
Resources and Land Use
Natural Resources: Forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and petroleum 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.)
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Feel free to contact the TLG Team with any inquiries:
Address: 4 Gmiri Kursantebi str., 0167, Tbilisi, Georgia.
E-mail: tlginbox@tpdc.ge
Phone: (+ 995 32) 2 200 220 ext. 4855
Feel free to contact the TLG Team with any inquiries:
Address: 4 Gmiri Kursantebi str., 0167, Tbilisi, Georgia.
E-mail: tlginbox@tpdc.ge
Phone: (+ 995 32) 2 200 220 ext. 4855
