Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi)
land: 141,510 km2 (54,640 sq mi)
water: 2,590 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Land boundaries:
total: 3,651 km (2,269 mi)
border countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km (749 mi), China 414 km (257 mi), Kyrgyzstan 870 km (540 mi), Uzbekistan 1,161 km (721 mi)
Coastline: 0 km (0 mi) (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Syr Darya 300 m (980 ft)
highest point: Ismoil Somoni Peak 7,495 m (24,590 ft)
Other peaks include: Lenin Peak 7,134 m (23,406 ft); Peak Korzhenevskaya 7,105 m (23,310 ft); Independence Peak6,974 m (22,881 ft)
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Tajikistan
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