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Area

total: 647,500 sq km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Texas


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Land boundaries

total: 5,529 km
border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km


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Coastline

0 km (landlocked)


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Maritime claims

none (landlocked)


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Land use

arable land: 12.13%
permanent crops: 0.22%
other: 87.65% (2001)


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Irrigated land

23,860 sq km (1998 est.)



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