Geography of Afghanistan - Geography of Afghanistan Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Mountain systems 3 Climate 4 Vegetation 5 Reference Overview Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Geographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 65 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 647,500 kmē land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km Land boundaries: total: 5,529 km border countries: People's Republic of China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Rivers: Amu Darya, Kabul River, Hari Rud, Helmand River. Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers Terrain: mostly rugged mountains - the Hindu Kush and connected ranges; plains in north and southwest Elevation extremes: lowest.
Geography of Iraq - Geography of Iraq Iraq Map Iraq is bordered by Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The country slopes from mountains over 3,000 meters (10,000 ft.) above sea level along the border with Iran and Turkey to the remnants of sea-level, reedy marshes in the southeast. Much of the land is desert or wasteland. The mountains in the northeast are an extension of the alpine system that runs eastward from the Balkans into southern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, terminating in the Himalayas. Average temperatures range from higher than 48 degrees C (120 degrees F) in July and August to below freezing in January. Most of the rainfall occurs from December through April and averages between 10 and 18 centimeters (4-7 in.) annually. The.
Geography of China - Geography of China China stretches some 5,000 kilometers across the East Asian landmass in an erratically changing configuration of broad plains, expansive deserts, and lofty mountain ranges, including vast areas of inhospitable terrain. The eastern half of the country, its seacoast fringed with offshore islands, is a region of fertile lowlands, foothills and mountains, desert, steppes, and subtropical areas. The western half of China is a region of sunken basins, rolling plateaus, and towering massifs, including a portion of the highest tableland on earth. The vastness of the country and the barrenness of the western hinterland have important implications for defense strategy. In spite of many good harbors along the approximately 18,000-kilometer coastline, the nation has traditionally oriented itself not toward the sea but inland, developing.
Geography of Pakistan - Geography of Pakistan Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. Geographic coordinates: 30 00 N, 70 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 803,940 kmē land: 778,720 kmē water: 25,220 kmē Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of California Land boundaries: total: 6,774 km border countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km Coastline: 1,046 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles continental shelf: 200 nautical miles or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles territorial sea: 12 nautical miles Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north Terrain: flat Indus.
Geography of Tajikistan - Geography of Tajikistan At 36'40' northern latitude and 41'14' eastern longitude, Tajikistan is nestled between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north and west, China to the east, and Afghanistan to the south. Tajikistan is home to some of the highest mountains in the world, including the Pamir and Alay ranges. Ninety-three percent of Tajikistan is mountainous with altitudes ranging from 1,000 feet to 27,000 feet, with nearly 50% of Tajikistan's territory above 10,000 feet. Earthquakes are of varying degrees and are frequent. The massive mountain ranges are cut by hundreds of canyons and gorges at the bottom of which run streams which flow into larger river valleys where the majority of the country's population lives and works. The principal rivers of Central Asia, the Amu Darya.
Geography of Turkmenistan - Geography of Turkmenistan Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Physical Features 2 Climate 3 Miscellaneous Physical Features Turkmenistan's average elevation is 100 to 220 meters above sea level, with its highest point being Mount Ayrybaba (3,137 meters) in the Kugitang Range of the Pamir-Alay chain in the far east, and its lowest point in the Transcaspian Depression (100 meters below sea level). Nearly 80 percent of the republic lies within the Turon Depression, which slopes from south to north and from east to west. Turkmenistan's mountains include 600 kilometers of the northern reaches of the Kopetdag Range, which it shares with Iran. The Kopetdag Range is a region characterized by foothills, dry and sandy slopes, mountain plateaus, and steep ravines; Mount Shahshah (2,912 meters), southwest of Ashgabat,.
Geography of Uzbekistan - Geography of Uzbekistan Location: Central Asia, north of Afghanistan Geographic coordinates: 41 00 N, 64 00 E Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States Area: total: 447,400 kmē land: 425,400 kmē water: 22,000 kmē Area - comparative: slightly larger than California 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 (doubly landlocked) Climate: mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east Terrain: mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Sirdaryo (Syr Darya), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded.
Geography of Iran - Geography of Iran Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. Geographic coordinates: 32 00 N, 53 00 E Map references: Middle East Area: total: 1.648 million kmē land: 1.636 million kmē water: 12,000 kmē Land boundaries: total: 5,440 km border countries: Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan-proper 432 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km Coastline: 2,440 km note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km) Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles continental shelf: natural prolongation exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf territorial sea: 12 nautical miles Climate: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian.
Geography of the Soviet Union - Geography of the Soviet Union Modern day Russia occupies most of the territory of the Soviet Union. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Physical environment 2 Global Position and Boundaries 3 Topography and Drainage 4 Climate 5 Natural Resources Physical environment Any geographic description of the Soviet Union is replete with superlatives. Its inventory of land and water contained the world's largest and deepest lakes, the most expansive plain, and Europe's highest mountain and longest river. Desert scenes from Soviet Central Asia resembled the Australian outback. The Crimean coast on the Black Sea was the Soviet Riviera, and the mountains rimming the southern boundary were as imposing as the Swiss Alps. However, most of the topography and climate resembles that of the northernmost portion of the North.
Afghanistan - Afghanistan The Islamic State of Afghanistan (افغانستان in Persian and Pashto) is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the easternmost part of the country. Until the nation has its first general election (projected for June 2004), it continues to be referred to by the West as the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan. دولت اسلامی افغانستان Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan coat of arms in center of flag (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: None Official languages Pashtu, Dari Capital Kabul President Hamid Karzai Area - Total - % water Ranked 40th 647,500 kmē 0% Population - Total (2002) - Density Ranked 38th 28,717,213 43/kmē.
List of Afghanistan-related topics - List of Afghanistan-related topics This is a list of Afghanistan-related articles: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abdul Rashid Dostum - Afghani - Afghanistan (1911 Encyclopedia) - Afghan Constitution Commission - Afghan hound - Afghanistan timeline - Ahmad Shah - Ahmed Shah Massoud B Burhanuddin Rabbani - Buzkashi C Cities of Afghanistan - Communications in Afghanistan D Dari - Demographics of Afghanistan - Durand line Durrani Empire - E Economy of Afghanistan F Foreign relations of Afghanistan G Geography of Afghanistan H History of Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai I J K Kabul L Loya Jirga M Military of Afghanistan - Mohammed Zahir Shah - music of.
January 2002 - - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline January 17-31, 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 January 29, 2002 2 January 24, 2002 3 January 23, 2002 4 January 20, 2002 5 January 8, 2002 6 January 4, 2002 7 January 4, 2002 8 January 3, 2002 9 January 1, 2002 10 Topics in the news in January 2002 11 Background for events in January 2002 January 29, 2002 George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress. January 24, 2002 Enron hearings begin. Terrorist suspect John Walker Lindh's hearing begins. January 23, 2002 Kenneth Lay, CEO of the bankrupt Enron Corporation, resigns. January 20, 2002 Speed.
Iran - the southwest of Asia. It is an Islamic Republic. It was known until 1935 as Persia. The country borders Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east; Turkmenistan to northeast, the Caspian Sea in the middle north and Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest; Turkey and Iraq to the west and finally the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south. جمهوری اسلامی ایران Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran (In Detail) National motto: Allahu Akbar (Arabic: "God is the greatest") Official language Persian Capital Tehran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei President Mohammad Khatami Area - Total - % water Ranked 17th 1,648,195 kmē 0.7% Population - Total (2002) - Density Ranked 18th 68,278,826 40/kmē Establishment - Date Islamic Revolution April 1, 1979 Currency Rial Time zone UTC +3.30 National anthem Sorood-e.
Hazara - of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Hazaras 1.1 Geography 1.2 History 1.3 Language 1.4 Religion 1.5 Political Hazaras Geography The Hazara ethnic group resides mainly in the central Afghanistan mountain region called 'Hazarajat'. They make 20-30% of Afghanistan's population. There are also significant populations of Hazaras in Pakistan and Iran. History Historically Hazaras seem to have Mongolian origins, as evidenced by physical attributes and parts of the culture and language. It is commonly believed that Hazaras are descendants of Genghis Khan's army, which marched into the area during the 1200's. Many of the Mongol soldiers and their family members settled in the area and remained there after the Mongol Empire dissolved in the 1300's, converting to Islam and adopting local customs. Language The langage 'Hazaragi' is a unique dialect of the Persian language,.
Himalayas - north. Nepal and Bhutan are sovereign nations in the southern foothills. The Himalayas connect with the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan. The word Himalaya is of Sanskrit origin and means abode of snow. Many of the world's highest mountains, such as Mount Everest (8850 m), K2 (8611 m) and Kanchenjunga (8598 m) are situated in the Himalayas. According to plate tectonics, the Himalayas are the result of a convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates. Due to the continued movement of these plates, the Himalayas are growing. See also: Eight-thousander, Geography of China, Pumori External Link Himalayas pictures and information.
Fremont, California - the Bay Area. At 92 square miles, it is California's fifth largest city. Fremont has the largest Afghani population in the United States and hence became a center of media attention when the US attacked Afghanistan in 2001. Geography Fremont is located at 37°32'35" North, 121°58'58" West (37.542943, -121.982786)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 225.6 kmē (87.1 miē). 198.6 kmē (76.7 miē) of it is land and 27.0 kmē (10.4 miē) of it is water. The total area is 11.97% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 203,413 people, 68,237 households, and 52,201 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,024.1/kmē (2,652.3/miē). There are 69,452 housing units at an average density of 349.7/kmē (905.6/miē). The racial makeup.
Earth - to the right is of Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula as taken en route to the Moon by Apollo 17 on December 7, 1972. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Physical characteristics 1.1 Structure 1.2 Interior 1.3 The Core 1.4 Mantle 1.5 Crust 1.6 Biosphere 1.7 Atmosphere 1.8 Hydrosphere 2 Earth in the Solar System 2.9 The Moon 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Terrain 6 Natural resources 7 Land use 8 Natural hazards 9 Environment - current issues 10 Human population 11 Government 12 See also 13 Reference Physical characteristics Structure The interior of Earth, like that of the other terrestrial planets, is chemically divided into an outer siliceous solid crust, a highly viscous mantle, an outer core that is less viscous than the mantle, and an inner core. The planet.
Demographics of India - remainder in more than 200 towns and cities. Over thousands of years of its history, India has been invaded from the Iranian plateau, Central Asia, Arabia, Afghanistan, and the West; Indian people and culture have absorbed and changed these influences to produce a remarkable racial and cultural synthesis. Religion, caste, and language are major determinants of social and political organization in India today. The government has recognized 18 languages as official; Hindi is the most widely spoken. Although 83% of the people are Hindu, India also is the home of more than 120 million Muslims--one of the world's largest Muslim populations. The population also includes Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis. The caste system reflects Indian occupational and religiously defined hierarchies. Traditionally, there are four broad categories of castes (varnas), including.
Uzbekistan - of Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Uzbekiston Respublikasi coat of arms (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Xxxxx Official language Uzbek Capital Tashkent President Islam Karimov Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyayev Area - Total - % water Ranked 55th 447,400 kmē 4.9% Population - Total (2002) - Density Ranked 41st 25,563,441 57/kmē Independence - Declared - Recognised From Soviet Union September 1, 1991 (Year) Currency Uzbekistani som (UKS) Time zone UTC +5 National anthem Xxxxx Internet TLD .UZ Calling Code 998 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Subdivisions 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9.
Tajikistan - with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified. History of Tajikistan Geography of Tajikistan Demographics of Tajikistan Politics of Tajikistan Economy of Tajikistan Communications in Tajikistan Culture of Tajikistan (Music of Tajikistan) Transportation in Tajikistan Military of Tajikistan Foreign relations of Tajikistan.
