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 Water Resources: 7.77 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 2.86 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 929.7 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: 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 description: fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock
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 Water Resources: 7.77 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 2.86 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 929.7 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: 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 description: fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock