Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Region
Central Asia
Area
143,100 km²
Country Bounds
N: 41.0423, S: 36.6741, W: 67.3871, E: 75.1372
Landlocked
Yes
Coordinates of Capital
Dushanbe (38.573055, 68.78639)
Terrain
mountainous region dominated by the Alay Mountains in the north and the Pamirs in the southeastwestern Fergana Valley in north, Kofirnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest
Climate
mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winterssemiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
Border Countries
Afghanistan 1,357 kmChina 477 kmKyrgyzstan 984 kmUzbekistan 1,312 km