AREALand Area - 191,801 sq km
Water Area - 8,150 sq km Total Area - 199,951 sq km Kyrgyzstan is a little smaller than South Dakota.
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KYRGYZSTANI BORDERSLand Boundaries - 4,573 sq km
Coastline - 0 km Kyrgyzstan borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, and Tajikistan.
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ELEVATIONHighest Elevation - 7,439 m, Jengish Chokusu
Lowest Elevation - 132 m, Kara-Daryya |
CLIMATE
Kyrgyzstan has different climates depending on where you are. The northern foothills are temperate, Ferghana Valley in the southwest is tropical, and the Tien Shan Mountains range from dry continental to polar.
TERRAIN
Valleys and basins along with the Tien Shan Mountains are found throughout all of Kyrgyzstan.
Above Left - West Tien Shan Mountains
Above Right - Central Tien Shan Mountains
Below - Ferghana Valley
Above Right - Central Tien Shan Mountains
Below - Ferghana Valley