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UZBEKISTAN
@Uzbekistan:Geography
Location: Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States - Central Asian
States
Area:
total area: 447,400 sq km
land area: 425,400 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than California
Land boundaries: total 6,221 km, Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203
km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km
Coastline: 0 km
note: Uzbekistan borders the Aral Sea (420 km)
Maritime claims: none; landlocked
International disputes: none