| Geography | Kyrgyzstan |
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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: 3,051 km border countries: China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,224 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: 6.55% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 93.17% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural-growth walnut forest (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | 10,720 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
 | 46.5 cu km (1997) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
 | 8,561 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | Total: 10.08 cu km/yr (3%/3%/94%) Per capita: 1,916 cu m/yr (2000) |
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, Wetlands 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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