| Location | Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey |
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| Geographic coordinates | 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km
water: 1,400 sq km |
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| 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 |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
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| Terrain | Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Debed River 400 m
highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m |
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| Natural resources | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
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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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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 |
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| Geography - note | landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range |
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