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Location:
Area:
- Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan
- total distance of land boundaries: 1,254 km
Area:
- total: 29,743 sq km
- country comparison to the world: 143 land: 28,203 sq km
- water: 1,540 sq km
- compared to U.S: slightly smaller than Maryland
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Climate:
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Terrain:
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Terrain:
- Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley
- lowest point: Debed River 400 m
- highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m