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Nepal Google Maps

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Nepal

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

Nepal (GPS: 28 00 N, 84 00 E) is located in Southern Asia, between China and India. The country’s area measurements are total: 147,181 sq km; land: 143,351 sq km, water: 3,830 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Arkansas. The total irrigated land is 13,320 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Nepal: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Strategic location between China and India. Contains eight of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga – the world’s tallest and third tallest mountains – on the borders with China and India, respectively.

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North Korea Google Maps

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North Korea

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for North Korea (KP). Explore satellite imagery of Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

North Korea (GPS: 40 00 N, 127 00 E) located in Eastern Asia, the northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea. The country’s area measurements are total: 120,538 sq km; land: 120,408 sq km, water: 130 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Virginia, slightly smaller than Mississippi. The total irrigated land is 14,600 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of North Korea: Strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia. The mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated.

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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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Russia Google Maps

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Russia

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

Russia (GPS: 60 00 N, 100 00 E) is located in North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean. The country’s area measurements are total: 17,098,242 sq km; land: 16,377,742 sq km, water: 720,500 sq km. This sovereign state is approximately 1.8 times the size of the US. The total irrigated land is 43,000 sq km (2012).

One of Russia’s essential features: The largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located to major sea lanes of the world. Despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture. Russia’s far east, particularly the Kamchatka Peninsula, lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean. Up to 90% of the world’s earthquakes and some 75% of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire. Mount Elbrus is Europe’s tallest peak. Lake Baikal, the deepest lake globally, is estimated to hold one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water. Kaliningrad Oblast is annexed from Germany following World War II (formerly part of East Prussia). Its capital city – formerly Koenigsberg – is the only Baltic port in Russia that remains ice-free in the winter.

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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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Vietnam Google Maps

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Vietnam

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

Vietnam (GPS: 16 10 N, 107 50 E) located in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and the South China Sea and China, Laos, and Cambodia. The country’s area measurements are total: 331,210 sq km; land: 310,070 sq km, water: 21,140 sq km. This sovereign state is about three times the size of Tennesee, slightly larger than New Mexico. The total irrigated land is 46,000 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Vietnam: Extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point. Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is the world’s largest cave (most significant cross-sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume. It currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft). It connects to Thung cave (but not yet officially). When recognized, it will add 1.6 million cu m in volume. Son Doong is so massive that it contains its jungle, underground river, and localized weather system. Clouds from inside the cave and spew out from its exits and two lines (openings (sinkhole skylights) created by collapsed ceilings that allow sunlight to stream in).

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