REPUBLIC OF armenia

 

 NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection

 Borders on Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey.

Share in total territory1, % :

agricultural land – 71,3

forest area – 10,3

water basin area – 1

other – 17,4

Especially  protected  territories (national parks, nature  reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)
number, units - 30;
total territory, thous. ha  - 291

The longest rivers, km

(the length along the territory of the state; according to the last hydrologic section)

Araks - 1072

Razdan - 141

Debed - 176

Vorotan - 178

Arpa - 128

Agstev - 121

The largest lakes, sq. km

Sevan - 1260

Arpi - 4,5

Sev - 2

Akna - 0,8

The highest point, m

mountain  Aragats - 4090

Average of many years temperature

January - 7,90C

July +16,70C

1 According to RA balance formed by State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre under RA Government as of July 1, 2007.
 
 

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