The Geography, Climate and Vegetation of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country in the northeastern part of Central Asia. The Kyrgyz Republic shares borders to the south and southeast with Tajikistan and China, to the north and northwest with Kazakhstan, and with Uzbekistan to the west. The country covers 198,500 km2 (76,621 sq miles) and has a population of approximately 5.3 million. Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven provinces (Fig. 1.1).