Armenia
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Introduction - Armenia: | Location - Armenia: | Location | Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey | | Geographic coordinates | 40 00 N, 45 00 E | | Map references | Asia | | Area | total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km
water: 1,400 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, bauxite | | Land use | arable land: 16.78%
permanent crops: 2.01%
other: 81.21% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 2,860 sq km (2003) | | 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 page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |