NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection

Borders on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan.

Share in total territory,  % :

agricultural land - 59,5

forest area - 3,1

water basin area - 1,8

other - 35,6

Especially  protected  territories (national parks, nature  reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)¹
number, units - 12;
total territory, thous. ha  - 815

The longest rivers, km

(total length)

Syrdarya - 2212

Amudarya - 1415

Zaravshan - 877

The largest lakes, thous sq. km

Aral Sea (total area) – 46,6

The highest point

Gissaro -Alay- 4643 m

Average of many years temperature

January from  -8⁰C to +4⁰C

July from  +22⁰C  to +32⁰C

 ¹ 2005.