Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Texas |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Texas |
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Area > Land
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647,500 sq km
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[41st of 236]
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Area > Total
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647,500 sq km
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[47th of 248]
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Area > Water
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0 |
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[204th of 237]
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(per capita)
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0 |
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[193rd of 225]
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Capital city with population
Kabul - (est. 3,000,000 to 4,000,000) |
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
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Coastline
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0 |
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[214th of 249]
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(per capita)
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0 |
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[229th of 230]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Nowshak 7,485 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Amu Darya 258 m |
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Forested Land
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2.1% |
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[178th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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33 00 N, 65 00 E |
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Geography > Note
landlocked; 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 northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor) |
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Irrigated land
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27,200 sq km
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[21st of 185]
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(per capita)
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852.934 sq km
per 1 million peo |
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[21st of 173]
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Land area > sq. km
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652,090 km²
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...
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[40th of 206]
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(per capita)
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46.556 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[51st of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km |
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