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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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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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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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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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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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