Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 447,400 km²
land: 425,400 km²
water: 22,000 km²
Area - comparative: same size as Morocco, slightly smaller than Spain
Land boundaries:
total: 6,221 km
border countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km
Coastline: 0 km
note: Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline.
Maritime claims: None. Uzbekistan is one of only two countries (Liechtenstein) in the world that are doubly landlocked.
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Sariqarnish Kuli -12 m
highest point: Khazret Sultan, 4,643 m, a peak in the Gissar Range, on the border with Tajikistan.
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Uzbekistan
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