Total Area: 69,700 sq km
Land Area: 69,700 sq km
Water Area: 0 km
Climate Description
Warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Terrain Description
Largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dabbobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland
Arable Land Use: 5.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.8%
Irrigated Land: 4,330 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 63.33 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.81 cu km per year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 410.6 cu m per year
Natural Hazards Description: Earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues
Air pollution, particularly in Rustavi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals
Total Labor Force: 1.959 million
Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 55.6%
Agricultural Products Description: Citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables; livestock
Land Area: 69,700 sq km
Water Area: 0 km
Climate Description
Warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Terrain Description
Largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dabbobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland
Arable Land Use: 5.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.8%
Irrigated Land: 4,330 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 63.33 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.81 cu km per year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 410.6 cu m per year
Natural Hazards Description: Earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues
Air pollution, particularly in Rustavi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals
Total Labor Force: 1.959 million
Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 55.6%
Agricultural Products Description: Citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables; livestock
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