חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia |
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Geographic coordinates: |
42 00 N, 43 30 E |
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Map references: |
Asia |
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Area: |
total: 69,700 sq km
land: 69,700 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,461 km
border countries: Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km |
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Coastline: |
310 km |
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Maritime claims: |
NA |
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Climate: |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast |
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Terrain: |
largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; good soils in river valley flood plains, foothills of Kolkhida Lowland |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m |
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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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Land use: |
arable land: 11.44%
permanent crops: 3.86% other: 84.7% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
4,700 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
earthquakes |
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them |
More about Georgia:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia |
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Geographic coordinates: |
42 00 N, 43 30 E |
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Map references: |
Asia |
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Area: |
total: 69,700 sq km
land: 69,700 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,461 km
border countries: Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km |
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Coastline: |
310 km |
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Maritime claims: |
NA |
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Climate: |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast |
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Terrain: |
largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; good soils in river valley flood plains, foothills of Kolkhida Lowland |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m |
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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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Land use: |
arable land: 11.44%
permanent crops: 3.86% other: 84.7% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
4,700 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
earthquakes |
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them |
More about Georgia: