Tajikistan
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Tajikistan
Official name: | Republic of Tajikistan |
Capital: | Dushanbe |
Area: | total: 143,100 sq km water: 400 sq km land: 142,700 sq km |
Climate: | midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
Location: | Central Asia, west of China |
Geographic coordinates: | 39 00 N, 71 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Wisconsin |
Land boundaries: | total: 3,651 km border countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
Terrain: | Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m |
Map of Tajikistan