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fiogf49gjkf0d UZBEKISTAN, 447,400 SQ KM, IS MADE UP OF DESERT, OASES AND HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES. IT LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF CENTRAL ASIA BETWEEN THE AMU DARYA AND SYRDARYA RIVERS. FOUR- FIFTHS OF THE TERRITORY IS FLAT SUN-BAKED DESERTLANDS. THE UZBEK IS BORDERED BY THE STEPPES OF KAZAKHISTAN ON THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST; BY THE MOUNTAINS OF KYRGYZSTAN AND TAJIKISTAN ON THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST; BY THE DESERT OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE SOUTHWEST; AND IN THE SOUTH BY AFGHANISTAN. ALL OF THE 600 STREAMS ORIGINATING IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS DRAIN INTO THE ARAL SEA IN THE NORTH.
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