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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than South Carolina
Area > Land	69,700 sq km		[118th of 238]
Area > Total	69,700 sq km		[125th of 250]
Capital city with population	Tbilisi - 1,279,000
Climate warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Forested Land	43.7%		[53rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	42 00 N, 43 30 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km
Land use > Arable land	11.51%		[99th of 258]
Largest city population	1,342,000		[67th of 174]
Largest city with population	Tbilisi - 1,279,000
Location Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
Map references Asia
Natural hazards	earthquakes
Natural resources forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth
Population density	72.69 people per sqkm		[119th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	64.39 people/m²		[118th of 204]
Precipitation	498 mm		[72nd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	69,700 km²		[119th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mt'a Shkhara

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