In Thailand, an area code is usually shared by multiple provinces and roughly follows province borders.

The province borders Poopó Lake in the East.

The province borders Russia and the Black Sea in the northwest corner of Georgia.

The province borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near Uzbekistan(all to the south).

The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast.

The province borders Iraq and was battered during the Iran-Iraq war.

Opponents also doubt whether realigning province borders to cultural boundaries would really help in promoting regional cooperation, or simply lead to increasing regionalism.

The province borders Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.

The province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the south.

The province borders Russia and is near the Ural Mountains.