Kyrgyzstan: Geography#
Location | Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan |
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Geographic Coordinates | 41 00 N, 75 00 E 41.0,75.0 |
Area | total: 199,951 sq km land: 191,801 sq km water: 8,150 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 199951 DBpedia: 199898 Geoname: 198500 Infoplease: 191300 Britannica: 199945 Wolfram: 199951 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Land boundaries | total: 3,051 km border countries: China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,224 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m |
Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Jengish Chokusu 7439 m; Hantengri Feng 6995 m; Pshavella 6918 m; Pik Voennizh Topografov 6873 m; Rapasova 6814 m According to Geonames: Gora Kurumdy 6614 m; Gora Chok-Tal 4770 m; Gora Kashkasu 4671 m; Gora Kichi-Kashkasu 4542 m; Gora Kyzyl-Atyn 4467 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Terrain | peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation |
Natural Hazards | NA |
Natural Resource | 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: 6.38% permanent crops: 0.37% other: 93.24% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural-growth walnut forest (2011) |
Climate | dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone |
Irrigated Land | 10,210 sq km (2005) |
Renewable Water Resources | 23.62 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | 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, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Large Cities | Bishkek; Os; Celalabad; Karakol; Tokmak [Verified] Important Cities |
Geography-note | landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea level with an average elevation of 2,750 m; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes |