Question
Consider the following countries:
1. Azerbaijan
2. Kyrgyzstan
3. Tajikistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Uzbekistan
Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?
Correct Answer — C
Explanation
Correct answer: (c) 3, 4 and 5 only
Landlocked Afghanistan shares its northern land boundaries with three Central Asian republics: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It also borders Iran to the west, Pakistan to the south/east, and China via the narrow Wakhan Corridor.
Neither Azerbaijan (across the Caspian Sea) nor Kyrgyzstan shares a land border with Afghanistan.