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![]() ![]() Kazakstan Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/kazakstan/kazakstan_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Central Asia, northwest of China Geographic coordinates 48 00 N, 68 00 E Map references Commonwealth of Independent States Area
Area - comparative slightly less than four times the size of Texas Land boundaries
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims none (landlocked) Climate continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid Terrain extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains inwestern Siberia to oasis and desert in Central Asia Elevation extremes
Natural resources major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese,chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold,uranium Land use
Irrigated land 22,000 sq km (1996 est.) Natural hazards earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty Environment - current issues radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with its former defenseindustries and test ranges are found throughout the country and pose healthrisks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities;because the two main rivers which flowed into the Aral Sea have been divertedfor irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemicalpesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the windand blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollutionfrom overuse of agricultural chemicals and salinization from faulty irrigationpractices Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
landlocked
NOTE: The information regarding Kazakstan on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kazakstan Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kazakstan Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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