What is the terrain and geography like in Kazakhstan?
Geographic Location | Asia |
Total Area |
1,052,084 Square Miles 2,724,900 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
1,042,354 Square Miles 2,699,700 Square Kilometers |
Water Area |
9,730 Square Miles 25,200 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
7,571 Miles 12,185 Kilometers |
Irrigated Land |
7,977 Square Miles 20,660 Square Kilometers |
Border Countries | China 1,533 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,051 km, Russia 6,846 km, Turkmenistan 379 km, Uzbekistan 2,203 km |
Geographic Coordinates | 48 00 N, 68 00 E |
Terrain | extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
Highest Point | 6,995 Meters |
Highest Point Location | Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m |
Lowest Point | -132 Meters |
Lowest Point Location | Vpadina Kaundy -132 m |
Natural Resources | major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
Time Zone |
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Kazakhstan has two time zones |