Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 29,743 km²
- country comparison to the world: 149
land: 28,454 km²
water: 1,289 km²
Area comparative
- Australia comparative: about one third (33%) the size of Tasmania
- Canada comparative: greater than half (56%) the size of Nova Scotia
- United Kingdom comparative: about one third larger (30%) than Wales
- United States comparative: slightly smaller (7%) than Maryland
- EU comparative: slightly smaller (8%) than Belgium
Land boundaries:
total: 1,254 km
border countries: Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Debed River 400 m
highest point: Mount Aragats 4,095 m
Extreme points of Armenia:
North: Tavush (41°17′N 45°0′E / 41.283°N 45°E / 41.283; 45)
South: Syunik' (38°49′N 46°10′E / 38.817°N 46.167°E / 38.817; 46.167)
West: Shirak (41°5′N 43°27′E / 41.083°N 43.45°E / 41.083; 43.45)
East: Syunik' (39°13′N 46°37′E / 39.217°N 46.617°E / 39.217; 46.617)
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Armenia
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