| Location | Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan |
| Geographic coordinates | 39 00 N, 71 00 E |
| Map references | Asia |
| Area | total: 144,100 sq km land: 141,510 sq km water: 2,590 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Wisconsin |
| Land boundaries | total: 4,130 km border countries (4): Afghanistan 1357 km, China 477 km, Kyrgyzstan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1312 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
| Terrain | mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m mean elevation: 3,186 m |
| Natural resources | hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
| Land use | agricultural land: 34.7% (2018 est.) arable land: 6.1% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 27.7% (2018 est.) forest: 2.9% (2018 est.) other: 62.4% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 7,420 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 21.91 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | earthquakes; floods |
| Geography - note | landlocked; highest point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
