חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe |
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Geographic coordinates: |
48 00 N, 68 00 E |
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Map references: |
Asia |
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Area: |
total: 2,717,300 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km water: 47,500 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than four times the size of Texas |
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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 |
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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) |
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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Climate: |
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid |
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Terrain: |
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m
highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m |
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Natural resources: |
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
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Land use: |
arable land: 7.98%
permanent crops: 0.05% other: 91.97% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
23,320 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty |
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Environment - current issues: |
radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers which flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
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Geography - note: |
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 |
More about Kazakhstan:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe |
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Geographic coordinates: |
48 00 N, 68 00 E |
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Map references: |
Asia |
|
Area: |
total: 2,717,300 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km water: 47,500 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than four times the size of Texas |
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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 |
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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) |
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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Climate: |
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid |
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Terrain: |
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m
highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m |
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Natural resources: |
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
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Land use: |
arable land: 7.98%
permanent crops: 0.05% other: 91.97% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
23,320 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty |
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Environment - current issues: |
radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers which flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
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Geography - note: |
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 |
More about Kazakhstan: