QUESTION

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Medium

World Geography

Prelims 2022

Consider the following countries:

  1. Azerbaijan
  2. Kyrgyzstan
  3. Tajikistan
  4. Turkmenistan
  5. Uzbekistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Statement 1 is Incorrect: Azerbaijan is located in the Caucasus region on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and does not share a border with Afghanistan. Statement 2 is Incorrect: Kyrgyzstan is located to the north of Tajikistan and does not share a border with Afghanistan. Statement 3 is Correct: Tajikistan shares a long border with Afghanistan to the north and northeast. Statement 4 is Correct: Turkmenistan shares a border with Afghanistan to the northwest. Statement 5 is Correct: Uzbekistan shares a border with Afghanistan to the north. Afghanistan is a landlocked country. Its other neighbors include Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, and China to the northeast via the narrow Wakhan Corridor.

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