Geography of Armenia - Area and Boundaries

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)

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