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, east of Turkey |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
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Map references:
| Asia |
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Area:
| total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Land boundaries:
| total: 1,254 km
border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km |
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Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
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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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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Debed River 400 m
highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m |
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Natural resources:
| small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina |
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Land use:
| arable land: 17.55%
permanent crops: 2.3% other: 80.15% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 2,870 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
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Environment - current issues:
| soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone |
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Environment - international agreements:
| party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Geography - note:
| landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range |
More about Armenia:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: | Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey |
|
Geographic coordinates:
| 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
|
Map references:
| Asia |
|
Area:
| total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km |
|
Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Maryland |
|
Land boundaries:
| total: 1,254 km
border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km |
|
Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
|
Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
|
Climate:
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
|
Terrain:
| Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley |
|
Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Debed River 400 m
highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m |
|
Natural resources:
| small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina |
|
Land use:
| arable land: 17.55%
permanent crops: 2.3% other: 80.15% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land:
| 2,870 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards:
| occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
|
Environment - current issues:
| soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone |
|
Environment - international agreements:
| party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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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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