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Kazakhstan CIA Map |
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| Location |
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe |
| Grography |
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 |
| Coordinates |
48 00 N, 68 00 E |
| Area |
total: 2,717,300 sq km land: 2,669,800 sq km water: 47,500 sq km |
| Terrain |
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
| Natural Hazards |
earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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