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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Location: |
Central Asia, west of China |
Geographic coordinates: |
41 00 N, 75 00 E |
Map references: |
Asia |
Area: |
total: 198,500 sq km
land: 191,300 sq km water: 7,200 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than South Dakota |
Land boundaries: |
total: 3,878 km
border countries: China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km |
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
Climate: |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone |
Terrain: |
peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m
highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m |
Natural resources: |
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: 7.3%
permanent crops: 0.35% other: 92.35% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
10,740 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: |
NA |
Environment - current issues: |
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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes |
More about Kyrgyzstan:
CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Location: |
Central Asia, west of China |
Geographic coordinates: |
41 00 N, 75 00 E |
Map references: |
Asia |
Area: |
total: 198,500 sq km
land: 191,300 sq km water: 7,200 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than South Dakota |
Land boundaries: |
total: 3,878 km
border countries: China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km |
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
Climate: |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone |
Terrain: |
peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m
highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m |
Natural resources: |
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: 7.3%
permanent crops: 0.35% other: 92.35% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
10,740 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: |
NA |
Environment - current issues: |
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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes |
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