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Geography of Georgia (country)
The geography of Georgia describes the geographic features of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus region. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe,〔Georgia may be considered to be in Asia and/or Europe. The UN (classification of world regions ) places Georgia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook (), (National Geographic ), and ''(Encyclopædia Britannica )'' also place Georgia in Asia. Conversely, numerous sources place Georgia in Europe such as the BBC (), ''Oxford Reference Online'' (), ''(Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary )'', and (www.worldatlas.com ).〕 it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers an area of .
== Location ==
Georgia is located in the mountainous South Caucasus region of Eurasia, straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe〔 between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Georgia's northern border with Russia roughly runs along the crest of the Greater Caucasus mountain range – a commonly reckoned boundary between Europe and Asia. In Philip Johan von Strahlenberg's 1730 definition of Europe, which was used by the Russian Tsars and which first set the Urals as the eastern border of the continent, the continental border was drawn from the Kuma-Manych Depression to the Caspian Sea, thereby including all of Georgia (and the whole of the Caucasus) in Asia.
Georgia's proximity to the bulk of Europe, combined with various cultural and political factors, has led increasingly to the inclusion of Georgia in Europe. Some sources place the country in that region;〔 as well, Georgia has joined European organizations such as the Council of Europe, and is seeking membership in NATO and accession to the European Union.
Georgia is on the same parallel as Naples, Madrid, Istanbul, New York, Chicago, London, Toronto (Canada), Omaha (USA), Eureka (USA), Odate (Japan), Shenyang (China) and Tirana.
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