Asia-Pacific Edition Central Asia Published on January 28th, 2007 ASIA PACIFIC EDITION East Asia South East Asia South Asia ... Pacific Rim Armenia Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 45 00 E Area: total: 29,800 sq km land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km Cities: Yerevan (capital) 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: 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: permanent crops: other: 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 | |
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