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Kyrgyzstan is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 199,951 km² (approx. 77,201 mi²). Continental shelf of Kyrgyzstan is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Kyrgyzstan is located in Asia. Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent. Asian countries include, but are not limited to, Russia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and North and South Korea. Kyrgyzstan has 4 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country. The average elevation range of Kyrgyzstan is 2,988 m (9,804 ft).

Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Kyrgyzstan is 4573 kilometers (~1,766 miles). Kyrgyzstan shares its land borders with 4 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Kyrgyzstan, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Kyrgyzstan has 4 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The lengths of the land borders of Kyrgyzstan with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

People's Republic of China - 858 km (533 mi),
Kazakhstan - 1051 km (653 mi),
Tajikistan - 870 km (541 mi),
Uzbekistan - 1099 km (683 mi).
Cities
The capital city of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek. The largest city in Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Kyrgyzstan is 2,988 m (9,804 ft). The highest point of Kyrgyzstan is Jengish Chokusu, with its official height being 7439 m (24,407 ft). The lowest point of Kyrgyzstan is Kara Darya. It lies at 435 m (1,427 ft) above the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (Jengish Chokusu) and lowest (Kara Darya) points of Kyrgyzstan is 7004 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Kyrgyzstan is 199,951 km² (approx. 77,201 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 0 km² (~0 mi²). The continental shelf of Kyrgyzstan is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Kyrgyzstan is approximately 199,951 km² (~77,201 mi²). Kyrgyzstan is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land
8,690 km² of Kyrgyzstan's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 4% of all the land in the country. There are 78,542 km² of arable land in Kyrgyzstan, and it comprises 39% of the country's total territory.


Natural resources
The most notable natural resources found in Kyrgyzstan are hydropower, gold, rare earth metals, coal, oil, and natural gas, nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc.