- Total area = 29,743 sq km
- Land area = 28,203 sq km
- Water area = 1,540 sq km
- Climate description = highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
- Terrain description = Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley
- Arable Land Use = 14.47%
- Permanent Crop Land Use = 1.8%
- Irrigated Land = 2,735 sq km (2006)
- Total Renewable Land Use = 7.77 cu km (2011)
- Total Freshwater Withdrawal = 2.86 cu km/yr (40%/6%/54%)
- Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal = 929.7 cu m/yr (2010)
- Natural Hazards = occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
- Environmental Current issues = soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone
- Total Labor Force = 1.386 million (2012 est.)
- % of Labor Force in Agriculture = 44.2%
- Agricultural Products = fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock
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This is some of the products that Armenia produces.
This is some of the products that Armenia produces.
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This is a typical Armenia farm.
This is a typical Armenia farm.
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This is during harvesting season.
This is during harvesting season.
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This is a vegetable garden in Armenia.
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This is a vegetable garden in Armenia.
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This is an old Armenian cotton farm.
This is an old Armenian cotton farm.