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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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Bhutan Google Maps

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Bhutan

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

Bhutan (GPS: 27 30 N, 90 30 E) is located in Southern Asia, between China and India. The country’s area measurements are total: 38,394 sq km; land: 38,394 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is about one-half the size of Indiana. The total irrigated land is 320 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Bhutan: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Strategic location between China and India. Controls several critical Himalayan mountain passes.

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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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Hong Kong Google Maps

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Hong Kong

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Hong Kong (HK). Explore N/A’s satellite imagery, the capital city of Hong Kong, on the Google Maps of Southeast Asia below.

Hong Kong (GPS: 22 15 N, 114 10 E) located in Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,108 sq km; land: 1,073 sq km, water: 35 sq km. This sovereign state is six times the size of Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is 10 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Hong Kong: Consists of a mainland area (the New Territories) and more than 200 islands.

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India Google Maps

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India

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for India (IN). Explore satellite imagery of New Delhi, India’s capital city, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

India (GPS: 20 00 N, 77 00 E) located in Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The country’s area measurements are total: 3,287,263 sq km; land: 2,973,193 sq km, water: 314,070 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than one-third of the size of the US. The total irrigated land is 667,000 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of India: Dominates South Asian subcontinent. Near important Indian Ocean trade routes. Kanchenjunga, the third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal.

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Kazakhstan Google Maps

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Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan (GPS: 48 00 N, 68 00 E) located in Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in easternmost Europe. The country’s area measurements are total: 2,724,900 sq km; land: 2,699,700 sq km, water: 25,200 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than four times the size of Texas. The total irrigated land is 20,660 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Kazakhstan: World’s largest landlocked country and one of only two landlocked countries in the world that extends into two continents (the other is Azerbaijan). Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome. In January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050.

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Kyrgyzstan Google Maps

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Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan (GPS: 41 00 N, 75 00 E) located in Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan. The country’s area measurements are total: 199,951 sq km; land: 191,801 sq km, water: 8,150 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than South Dakota. The total irrigated land is 10,233 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Kyrgyzstan: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range. 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea-level, with an average elevation of 2,750 m: many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes.

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Laos Google Maps

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Laos

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Laos (LA). Explore satellite imagery of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, on the Google Maps of Southeast Asia below.

Laos (GPS: 18 00 N, 105 00 E) located in Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam. The country’s area measurements are total: 236,800 sq km; land: 230,800 sq km, water: 6,000 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Utah. The total irrigated land is 3,100 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Laos: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested. The Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand.

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Mongolia Google Maps

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Mongolia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Mongolia (MN). Explore satellite imagery of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Mongolia (GPS: 46 00 N, 105 00 E) is located in Northern Asia, between China and Russia. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,564,116 sq km; land: 1,553,556 sq km, water: 10,560 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Alaska, more than twice the size of Texas. The total irrigated land is 840 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Mongolia: Landlocked – enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. Strategic location between China and Russia.

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Myanmar Google Maps

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Myanmar

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Myanmar (MM, Burma). Explore satellite imagery of Rangoon, the capital city of Burma, on the Google Maps of Southeast Asia below.

Burma (GPS: 22 00 N, 98 00 E) is located in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand. The country’s area measurements are total: 676,578 sq km; land: 653,508 sq km, water: 23,070 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Texas. The total irrigated land is 22,950 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Burma: Strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes. The north-south flowing Irrawaddy River is the country’s largest and most important commercial waterway.

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