| Location | Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan; note - Armenia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both |
| Geographic coordinates | 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
| Map references | Asia |
| Area | total: 29,743 sq km land: 28,203 sq km water: 1,540 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,570 km border countries (4): Azerbaijan 996 km, Georgia 219 km, Iran 44 km, Turkey 311 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| Terrain | Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m lowest point: Debed River 400 m mean elevation: 1,792 m |
| Natural resources | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
| Land use | agricultural land: 59.7% (2018 est.) arable land: 15.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42% (2018 est.) forest: 9.1% (2018 est.) other: 31.2% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 2,740 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 7.769 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
| Geography - note | landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
