Geography Of Armenia

Location	Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Geographic coordinates	40 00 N, 45 00 E
Map references	asia
Area	total: 29,800 sq km water: 1,400 sq km land: 28,400 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries	total: 1,254 km border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 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	lowest point: Debed River 400 m highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m
Natural resources	small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina
Land use	arable land: 17.55% permanent crops: 2.3% other: 80.15% (2001)
Irrigated land	2,870 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
Environment - current issues	soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone
Environment - international agreements	party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
Geography note	landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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