Kazakhstan is located in the center of the Eurasian landmass in what is known as Central Asia. Kazakhstan is bordered on the east by China, on the south by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, on the west by the Caspian Sea, and on the north by Russia.
Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country by land area and the ninth largest country in the world; its territory of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi) is larger than Western Europe. Kazakhstan also possesses large deposits of phosphorite. One of the largest known being the Karatau basin with 650 million tonnes of P2O5 and Chilisai deposit of Aktyubinsk/Aqtobe phosphorite basin located in north western Kazakhstan, with a resource of 500–800 million tonnes of 9% ore. Almaty (Alma-ata) алматы is largest city in Kazakhstan with a population of 1,421,868 (at 1st of August 2010) with about 9% of the countries population located in one city, it is certainly a hustling and bustling place to be. It also used to be the former capital of the country, until 1997 when it moved to Astana.  LOCATION AND SIZE. Kazakhstan is located in the center of the Eurasian landmass in what is known as Central Asia. Kazakhstan is bordered on the east by China, on the south by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, on the west by the Caspian Sea, and on the north by Russia. The capital city of Astana is located 1,300 kilometers (808 miles) north of Almaty (the former capital), roughly in the center of the country. To the north, Kazakhstan is bordered by the taigas of southern Siberia (taigas are subarctic forests that border on the harsher arctic tundra); to the south, Kazakhstan is bordered by the Aral Sea and the deserts of Kazakhstan Map-Kazakhstan Located to the north western part of China besides the River Ural of Central Asia, Kazakhstan covers total land area of 2,717,300 sq. km and holds a population of 15,284,929 according to the population estimate of the year 2007. Kazakhstan, also known as Republic of Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in terms of land area. It is situated in Central Asia and Europe and borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Satellite view is showing Almaty, largest city and the former capital of Kazakhstan. The city is located in the northern foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau, where the Bolshaya and Malaya Almaatinka rivers emerge into the plain. Almaty (also known as Alma-Ata) has a population of about 2 million inhabitants.  Location of Astana on a map. Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. It has a population of 345,604, and is located on a latitue of 51.18 and longitude of 71.45. Astana is also the political center of Kazakhstan, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state. Located in the continent of Asia, Kazakhstan covers 2,699,700 square kilometers of land and 25,200 square kilometers of water, making it the 9th largest nation in the world with a total area of 2,724,900 square kilometers. Print this map. Print this map. Sandwiched at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world, and (at one time) was the second largest republic in the former Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). Kazakhstan (/ˌkaːzəkˈstaːn/ ; Kazakh: қазақстан, Qazaqstan), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country in Central Asia, with a minor part west of the Ural River and thus in Europe. Kazakhstan also possesses large deposits of phosphorite. One of the largest known being the Karatau basin with 650 million tonnes of P2O5 and Chilisai deposit of Aktyubinsk/Aqtobe phosphorite basin located in north western Kazakhstan, with a resource of 500–800 million tonnes of 9% ore. Astana overview. Astana is the capital and business center of Kazakhstan located in Akmola oblast. Astana city (former Tselinograd, also spelled Celinograd, until 1961 Akmolinsk) lies along Ishim River at the junction of Trans-Kazakhstan and South Siberian railways. In 1997 Kazakhstan’s capital was moved to Astana city from Almaty to take advantage of Astana location as it is much more accessible to Russia and much smaller chance of earthquake. Russian city Orenburg was the first capital of Kazakhstan (Kirgizskaya ASSR in the RSFSR) from 1920.
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