Turkmenistan coastline , Turkmenistan Natural Resources

Turkmenistan

Location : central asia. bordering the caspian sea. between iran and kazakhstan

Geographic Coordinates : 40 00 n. 60 00 e

Map Reference : asia

Area : total: 488.100 sq km land: 488.100 sq km water: negl.

Area Comparative: slightly larger than california

Turkmenistan More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 3.736 km border countries: afghanistan 744 km. iran 992 km. kazakhstan 379 km. uzbekistan 1.621 km

coastline : 246

Maritime Claims : none (landlocked)
Climate: subtropical desert

Terrain : flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains along border with iran; borders caspian sea in west

Elevation extremes : lowest point: vpadina akchanaya -81 m; note - sarygamysh koli is a lake in northern turkmenistan with a water level that fluctuates above and below the elevation of vpadina akchanaya (the lake has dropped as low as -110 m) highest point: gora ayribaba 3.139 m

Natural Resources :petroleum. natural gas. sulfur. salt

Land use : arable land: 3.72% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 96.14% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 17.500 sq km (2003 est.)