| ARMENIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Area > Land
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28,454 sq km |
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[138th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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9.585 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[132nd of 227]
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Area > Total
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29,743 sq km |
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[147th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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10.019 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[135th of 231]
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Area > Water
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1,289 sq km |
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[93rd of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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434.213 sq km per million people |
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[56th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Yerevan - 1,226,000 |
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Climate
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
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Coastline
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0 km |
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[242nd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Debed River 400 m |
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Forested Land
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12.4% |
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[138th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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40 00 N, 45 00 E |
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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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Irrigated land
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2,860 sq km |
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[66th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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941.659 sq km per million people |
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[20th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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28,200 km²
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[137th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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9.349 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[123rd of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,254 km |
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[112nd of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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422.423 km per million people |
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[48th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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16.78% |
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[69th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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81.21% |
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[154th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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2.01% |
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[89th of 258]
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Largest city
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Yerevan |
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Largest city population
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1,278,000 |
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[71st of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.428 per capita |
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[12th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Yerevan - 1,226,000 |
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Location
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey |
Map references
Asia |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural hazards
occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
Natural resources
small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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41°17'N |
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Population density
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120.04 people per sqkm |
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[84th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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106.96 people/m²
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[82nd of 204]
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Precipitation
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277 mm |
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[81st of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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218.76 people/km² of arable lan |
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[33rd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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29,800 km²
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[138th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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9.88 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[121st of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Aragats |
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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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