Tajikistan coastline , Tajikistan Natural Resources

Tajikistan

Location : central asia. west of china

Geographic Coordinates : 39 00 n. 71 00 e

Map Reference : asia

Area : total: 143.100 sq km land: 142.700 sq km water: 400 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than wisconsin

Tajikistan More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 3.651 km border countries: afghanistan 1.206 km. china 414 km. kyrgyzstan 870 km. uzbekistan 1.161 km

coastline : 236

Maritime Claims : none (landlocked)
Climate: midlatitude continental. hot summers. mild winters; semiarid to polar in pamir mountains

Terrain : pamir and alay mountains dominate landscape; western fergana valley in north. kofarnihon and vakhsh valleys in southwest

Elevation extremes : lowest point: syr darya (sirdaryo) 300 m highest point: qullai ismoili somoni 7.495 m

Natural Resources :hydropower. some petroleum. uranium. mercury. brown coal. lead. zinc. antimony. tungsten. silver. gold

Land use : arable land: 6.61% permanent crops: 0.92% other: 92.47% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 7.200 sq km (1998 est.)