Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission embassy branch office mailing address telephone FAX consulate(s) general consulate(s)
Economy--overview GDP GDP--real growth GDP--per capita GDP--composition by sector agriculture industry services
Inflation rate--consumer price index Labor force total by occupation
Unemployment rate Budget revenues expenditures
Industries Industrial production growth rate Electricity--capacity Electricity--production Electricity--consumption per capita Agriculture--products Exports total value commodities partners
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Telephones Telephone system domestic international
Radio broadcast stations Radios Television broadcast stations Televisions Communications--note
Railways total broad gauge dual gauge narrow gauge other gauges standard gauge
Waterways Pipelines Ports and harbors Merchant marine total ships by type
Airports Airports--with paved runways total over 3,047m 2,438 to 3,047m 1,524 to 2,437m 914 to 1,523m under 914m
Airports--with unpaved runways total over 3,047m 2,438 to 3,047m 1,524 to 2,437m 914 to 1,523m under 914m
Military branches Military manpower--military age Military manpower--availability males age 15-49 females age 15-49
Military manpower--fit for military service males females
Military manpower--reaching military age annually males females
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Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Area: total: 647,500 sq km land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Texas
Land boundaries: total: 5,529 km border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km
Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m
Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Land use: arable land: 12% permanent crops : 0% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 3% other: 39% (1993 est.)