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| KAZAKHSTANI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than four times the size of Texas |
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Area > Total
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15 sq km
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[15th of 248]
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Area > Water
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15 sq km
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[15th of 237]
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Capital city with population
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Astana - 280,200 |
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Climate
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid |
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Coastline
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226 km
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[226th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m |
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Forested Land
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165% |
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[165th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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48 00 N, 68 00 E |
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Geography > Note
landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050 |
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Irrigated land
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14 sq km
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[14th of 185]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
China 1,533 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,051 km, Russia 6,846 km, Turkmenistan 379 km, Uzbekistan 2,203 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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6 km
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[6th of 161]
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Largest city with population
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Almaty - 1,185,900 |
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Location
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe |
Map references
Asia |
Natural resources
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
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Population density
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213 people per sqkm |
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[213rd of 256]
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Precipitation
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83 mm |
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[83rd of 95]
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Terrain
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; Total area in square kilometers
; Total water area in square kilometers
; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; Length of land boundaries by border country
; The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Qazaqstan Respublikasy, kazakstan, Kazakhstan, Republic of
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