BORDER COUNTRIES: AFGHANISTAN, BHUTAN, BURMA, INDIA, KAZAKHSTAN, NORTH KOREA, KYRGYZSTAN, LAOS, MONGOLIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA (NORTHEAST), RUSSIA (NORTHWEST), TAJIKISTAN, VIETNAM
TOTAL DISTANCE OF ALL LAND BOUNDARIES: 22,457 KM
TOTAL DISTANCE OF COASTLINE: 14,500 KM
CLIMATE: EXTREMELY DIVERSE; TROPICAL IN SOUTH TO SUBARCTIC IN NORTH
TERRAIN: MOSTLY MOUNTAINS, HIGH PLATEAUS, DESERTS IN WEST; PLAINS, DELTAS, AND HILLS IN EAST
LOWEST POINT OF ELEVATION: TURPAN PENDI -154 M
HIGHEST POINT OF ELEVATION:MOUNT EVEREST 8,850 M (HIGHEST POINT IN ASIA)