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