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| Location | Central Asia, west of China | | | Geographic coordinates | 39 00 N, 71 00 E | | | Zone | Asia | | | Area | total: 143,100 sq km
land: 142,700 sq km
water: 400 sq km | | | Land boundaries | total: 3,651 km
border countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km | | | Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | | Climate | midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains | | | Terrain | Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest | | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m
highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m | | | Natural resources | hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold | | | Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) | | | Natural hazards | earthquakes and floods | | Environment -
current issues | inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; excessive pesticides | | Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | | Geography - note | landlocked; mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; highest point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR | |
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