Afghanistan

Afghanistan Google Maps

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Afghanistan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Afghanistan (AF). Explore satellite imagery of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Afghanistan (GPS: 33 00 N, 65 00 E) located in Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran. The country’s area measurements are total: 652,230 sq km; land: 652,230 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is almost six times the size of Virginia, slightly smaller than Texas. The total irrigated land is 32,080 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Afghanistan: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). The Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country. The highest peaks are in the north of Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor).

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China Google Maps

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China

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for China (CH). Explore satellite imagery of Beijing, the capital city of China, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

China (GPS: 35 00 N, 105 00 E) is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. The country’s area measurements are total: 9,596,960 sq km; land: 9,326,410 sq km, water: 270,550 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than the US. The total irrigated land is 690,070 sq km (2012).

One of China’s important features: the World’s fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the US) and the largest country situated entirely in Asia. Mount Everest, on the border with Nepal, is the world’s tallest peak above sea-level. The largest cave chamber globally is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China’s Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume. China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world’s leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River.

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Iran Google Maps

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Iran

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Iran (IR). Explore satellite imagery of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Iran (GPS: 32 00 N, 53 00 E) is located in Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,648,195 sq km; land: 1,531,595 sq km, water: 116,600 sq km. This sovereign state is almost 2.5 times the size of Texas, slightly smaller than Alaska. The total irrigated land is 95,530 sq km (2012).

One of Iran’s essential features: Strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport.

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Pakistan Google Maps

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Pakistan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Pakistan (PK). Explore satellite imagery of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Pakistan (GPS: 30 00 N, 70 00 E) located in Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. The country’s area measurements are total: 796,095 sq km; land: 770,875 sq km, water: 25,220 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than five times the size of Georgia, slightly less than twice the size of California. The total irrigated land is 202,000 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Pakistan: Controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

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Tajikistan Google Maps

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Tajikistan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Tajikistan (TJ). Explore satellite imagery of Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Tajikistan (GPS: 39 00 N, 71 00 E) located in Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan. The country’s area measurements are total: 144,100 sq km; land: 141,510 sq km, water: 2,590 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Wisconsin. The total irrigated land is 7,420 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Tajikistan: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). The highest point, Qullai Ismaili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR.

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Turkmenistan Google Maps

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Turkmenistan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Turkmenistan (TM). Explore satellite imagery of Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Turkmenistan (GPS: 40 00 N, 60 00 E) located in Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan. The country’s area measurements are total: 488,100 sq km; land: 469,930 sq km, water: 18,170 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than California. The total irrigated land is 19,950 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Turkmenistan: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). The western and central low-lying desolate portions of the country make up the great Garagum (Kara-Kum) desert, which occupies over 80% of the country. The Eastern part is a plateau.

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Uzbekistan Google Maps

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Uzbekistan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Uzbekistan (UZ). Explore satellite imagery of Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Uzbekistan (GPS: 41 00 N, 64 00 E) located in Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan. The country’s area measurements are total: 447,400 sq km; land: 425,400 sq km, water: 22,000 sq km. This sovereign state is about four times the size of Virginia, slightly larger than California. The total irrigated land is 42,150 sq km (2012).

One of Uzbekistan’s essential features: Along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

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