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Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea.Sometimes considered a transcontinental country, it is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, [2] and is today generally regarded as part of Europe.
Georgia [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. [13] [14] [15] It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). [16]
While Novaya Zemlya was variously grouped with Europe or with Asia in 19th-century maps it is now usually grouped with Europe, the continental boundary considered to join the Arctic Ocean along the southern shore of the Kara Sea. The Russian Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land farther north is also associated with Europe.
This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. [1]Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent piece of territory that spans a continental boundary, most commonly the line that separates Asia and Europe.
It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass. [5]
An enlargeable topographic map of Georgia. Georgia is: a country; Location: Eurasia. Caucasus (between Europe and Asia) South Caucasus; Time zone: UTC+04; Extreme points of Georgia. High: Shkhara 5,201 m (17,064 ft) Low: Black Sea 0 m; Land boundaries: 1,461 km Russia 723 km Azerbaijan 322 km Turkey 252 km Armenia 164 km. Coastline: Black Sea ...
a: Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey are often considered to be transcontinental countries, spanning both Asia and Europe. Many organisations, such as the BBC [ 34 ] place them in Europe , while others such as the CIA [ 35 ] include them in Asia, West Asia and the Middle East to be precise.
Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, romanized: sakartvelo, IPA: [sakʰartʰʷelo] ⓘ) is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the ...