Area
Total Area: 69,700 sq km Land Area: 69,700 sq km Water Area: 0 km Size Compared to the US Slightly smaller than South Carolina; slightly larger than West Virginia Countries Bordering Armenia: 219 km Azerbaijan: 428 km Russia: 894 km Turkey: 273 km Boundaries Total Land Boundaries: 1,814 km Coastline: 310 km |
Climate
Warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast 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; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland Point of Lowest Elevation Black Sea: 0 km Point of Highest Elevation Mt'a Shkhara: 5, 201 m |