Republic of Kazakhstan

  

Capital: Astana.
National currency: tenge (from November, 1993).
Resident population (as of the веginning of the 2019) - 18,4 mln. persons.
Borders on China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
 

 

Natural and Geographic Characteristics and Environment Protection

Share in total territory 1, % :
agricultural lands – 39,3
forest area – 8,8
water basin area – 1,6
other – 50,3

Especially protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves) 2
number, units - 27
total territory, thous. ha  - 6442

The longest rivers,  km
(length along the territory of the state)
Ertis (Irtish) - 1700
Esil (Ishim) - 1400
Syrdarya - 1400
Zhaiyk (Ural) - 1082

The largest lakes, thous. sq. km
Caspian Sea (total area, mln. sq. km ) – 0,4
Balkhash - 18,2
Alakol - 2,7
Markakol - 0,4

The highest point, m
Han-Tеngri peak (Han-Taniri) (range Saryzhaz) - 6995

Average of many years temperature (2016)
January from +4,10C to -21,10C
July from +18,90C to +29,00C

1 Categories of the lands are given according to national land code.
2 2016; excluding other nature protection units and nature relics in land area 17986 thous.ha.

Main Social and Economic Indicators of Republic of Kazakhstan