Geography Of Kyrgyzstan

Location	Central Asia, west of China
Geographic coordinates	41 00 N, 75 00 E
Map references	asia
Area	total: 198,500 sq km water: 7,200 sq km land: 191,300 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than South Dakota
Land boundaries	total: 3,878 km border countries: China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
Terrain	peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m
Natural resources	abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc
Land use	arable land: 7.3% permanent crops: 0.35% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest (2001) other: 92.35%
Irrigated land	10,740 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	water pollution; many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices
Environment - international agreements	party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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