NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection
 

Borders on China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan.

Share in total territory¹, % :

agricultural lands – 28,6

forest area – 13,4

water basin area – 3,8

other – 54,2

Especially  protected  territories (national parks, nature  reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)
number, units - 19
total territory, thous. ha  - 773

The longest rivers, km

(the length along the territory of the state)

Naryn – 578 (total length)

Chu - 381

Sary – Dzhaz – 292 (total length)

Talas - 194

Chatkal - 175

Karadarya - 180

The largest lakes, thous.  sq. km

Issyk-Kul - 6,2

Sonkul - 0,3

Chatyr-Kul - 0,2

The highest point, m

Peak of Victory - 7439

Average of many years temperature

January from  -2,2⁰C to -29,1⁰C

July from  +4,1⁰C  to +26,8⁰C

¹ Categories of the lands are given according to national land code.