NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection

Borders on  China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Especially  protected  territories (national parks, nature  reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)¹
number, units - 20;
total territory, thous. ha  - 3463

Share in total territory, % :

agricultural land – 79,2

forest area - 4,5

water basin area - 2,8

other – 13,5

The longest rivers,  km

(length along the territory of the state)

Ertis (Irtish) - 1698

Esil (Ishim) - 1400

Syrdarya - 1400

Zhaiyk (Ural) - 1082

The largest lakes, thous. sq. km

Caspian Sea (total area, mln. sq. km ) – 0,4

Aral Sea (total area) - 46,6

Balkhash - 18,2

Alakol - 2,7

Tengiz - 0,4

The highest point, m

Han-Tеngri peak (Han-Taniri) - 6995

Average of many years temperature

January from  -3⁰C  to -19⁰C  

July      from  +19⁰C  to +30⁰C

 ¹ 2005.