| Location | Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran |
| Geographic coordinates | 33 00 N, 65 00 E |
| Map references | Asia |
| Area | total: 652,230 sq km land: 652,230 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | almost six times the size of Virginia; slightly smaller than Texas |
| Land boundaries | total: 5,987 km border countries (6): China 91 km, Iran 921 km, Pakistan 2670 km, Tajikistan 1357 km, Turkmenistan 804 km, Uzbekistan 144 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 | highest point: Noshak 7,492 m lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m mean elevation: 1,884 m |
| Natural resources | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land |
| Land use | agricultural land: 58.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 11.8% (2018) permanent crops: 0.3% (2018) permanent pasture: 46% (2018) forest: 1.85% (2018 est.) other: 40.1% (2018) |
| Irrigated land | 32,080 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 65.33 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts |
| Geography - note | landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
