Georgia Geography

Country Name: Georgia

Capital City: Tbilisi

Population: 4,661,473 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.34% (2006)

Currency: Lari (GEL)

Languages: Georgian

Area: 69,700 sq km

Inflation Rate: 10% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 12.6% (2004)

Domain extension: .ge

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF GEORGIA

Location:

Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

42 00 N, 43 30 E

Area - total:

69,700 sq km

Area - total:

69,700 sq km

Area - land:

69,700 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,461 km

Border Countries:

Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km, Turkey 252 km

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

Elevation - highest point:

Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Black Sea 0 m

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

Arable Land:

11.51%

Permanent Crops:

3.79%

Other Land Use:

84.7% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

earthquakes