Kazakhstan

Map of Kazakhstan

Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan Capital: Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 Area: total: 2,717,300 sq km water: 47,500 sq km land: 2,669,800 sq km Location: Central Asia, northwest of China Geographic coordinates: 48 00 N, 68 00 E Comparative Area: slightly less than four times the size of Texas Land boundaries: total: 12,012 km border countries: China 1,533 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,051 km, Russia 6,846 km, Turkmenistan 379 km, Uzbekistan 2,203 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked); note - Kazakhstan borders the Aral Sea, now split into two bodies of water (1,070 km), and the Caspian Sea (1,894 km) Terrain: extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia Elevation extremes: lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m