NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

Borders on  Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan.

Share in total territory, %³ :

land, used by agricultural

enterprises and households - 69

land of reserve and forest stock - 25

land of other land users - 6

The longest rivers,  km

(total length)

Amudarya - 1415

Tejen - 1150

Atrek - 669

The largest lakes,  mln. sq. km

Caspian Sea (total area) – 0,4

The highest point - 3139 m

Average of many years temperature

January from - 7⁰C to +6⁰C

July from +28⁰C  to +31⁰C

¹ As  of 01.01.2006; present population.
² As  of 01.01.2004.
³ As  of 01.01.2006.