LocationSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia Geographic coordinates42 00 N, 43 30 E Map referencesAsia Areatotal: 69,700 sq km Area - comparativeslightly smaller than South Carolina Land boundariestotal: 1,461 km Coastline310 km Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm Climatewarm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast Terrainlargely 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 Elevation extremeslowest point: Black Sea 0 m Natural resourcesforests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Land usearable land: 11.51% Irrigated land4,690 sq km (2003) Total renewable water resources63.3 cu km (1997) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)total: 3.61 cu km/yr (20%/21%/59%) Natural hazardsearthquakes Environment - current issuesair 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 agreementsparty 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 Geography - notestrategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them |
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