Absolute location:
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3500°N, 10500°E
Area:
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Total area: 9,596,961 sq km
Land area: 9,569,901 sq km
Water area: 27,060 sq km
Land area: 9,569,901 sq km
Water area: 27,060 sq km
Area Comparative:
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Slightly smaller than the U.S.
Boundaries:
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Total: 22,117 km
Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470km, Burma 2,185km, India 3,380 km,
Kazakhstan 1,533 km, North Korea 1,416 km, Kyrgyzstan 858 km,
Laos 423km,Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal 1,236 km, Pakistan 523 km,
Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Russia (northwest) 40 km, Tajikistan 414 km,
Vietnam 1,281 km.
Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470km, Burma 2,185km, India 3,380 km,
Kazakhstan 1,533 km, North Korea 1,416 km, Kyrgyzstan 858 km,
Laos 423km,Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal 1,236 km, Pakistan 523 km,
Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Russia (northwest) 40 km, Tajikistan 414 km,
Vietnam 1,281 km.
Climate:
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Extremely divers; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Terrain:
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Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plain, eltas, and hills in east
Elevation extremes:
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Highest point: Mount Everst - 8,850 m (hightest point in Asia)
Lowest point: Turpan Pendi - 154 m
Lowest point: Turpan Pendi - 154 m