Total Area: 780,580 sq km
Land Area: 770,760 sq km
Water Area: 9,820 sq km
Size Comparative to U.S. Territory: slightly larger than Texas
Countries That Share a Border: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria
Total Distance of all Land Boundaries: 2,648 km
Total Distance of Coastline: 7,200 km
Description of Climate: hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters
Description of Terrain: mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau
Point of Lowest Elevation: Mediterranean Sea 0 meters
Point of Highest Elevation: Mount Ararat 5,166 meters