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Georgia Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/georgia/georgia_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia Geographic coordinates 42 00 N, 43 30 E Map references Asia Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than South Carolina Land boundaries
Coastline 310 km Maritime claims NA Climate warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast 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 Elevation extremes
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 Land use
Irrigated land 4,700 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards earthquakes 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 Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them
NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |