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Asia > Armenia > Geography

ARMENIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland
Area > Land 28,454 sq km Time series [138th of 238]
Area > Total 29,743 sq km Time series [147th of 250]
Capital city with population Yerevan - 1,226,000
Climate
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Forested Land 12.4% [138th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 40 00 N, 45 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km
Land use > Arable land 16.78% Time series [69th of 258]
Largest city Yerevan
Largest city population 1,278,000 [71st of 174]
Largest city with population Yerevan - 1,226,000
Location
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Map references
Asia
Natural resources
small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
Population density 120.04 people per sqkm [84th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 106.96 people/m² Time series [82nd of 204]
Precipitation 277 mm [81st of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 29,800 km² Time series [138th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Aragats

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun, Hayastan

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