|
Location: |
Southern Asia,
north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran |
| Geographic
coordinates: |
33 00 N, 65
00 E |
| Map references: |
Asia |
|
Area: |
total: 647,500
sq km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 5,529
km |
|
border countries: |
China 76 km,
Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan
744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km |
| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime
claims |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate |
arid to semiarid;
cold winters and hot summers |
| Terrain: |
mostly rugged
mountains; plains in north and southwest |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Amu Darya 258 m
highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m |
|
Natural resources: |
natural gas,
petroleum, coal, copper, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore,
salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
|
Land use: |
arable land:
12%
permanent crops : 0%
permanent pastures: 46%
forests and woodland: 3%
other: 39% (1993 est.) |
| Irrigated
land: |
30,000 sq km
(1993 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
damaging earthquakes
occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding |
Environment
current issues: |
soil degradation;
overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being
cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification |
Environment
international agreements: |
party to :
Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine
Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban
signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation |
| note |
landlocked |
|