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KAZAKHSTAN

Capital
Astana

Area
2,717,300 square km (1 km = 0.62), bordering the Caspian Sea and Russia on the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on the south, China on the east and Russia on the north. German, Ugric, Korean and Tatar are also spoken.

Language
Kazakh is the official language. Russian is used for inter-ethnic relations.

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07 Sep 2009 19:39:12 GMT
Exercise - Earthquake Affected Area Overview Map, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan - Map Produced for the NATO/EADRCC Zhetysu Exercise, Kazakhstan, September 2009
Satellite Imagery ........ LANDSAT-ETM+
Imagery Date ............ 2001
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07 Sep 2009 19:31:09 GMT
Exercise - Overview Map of Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan - This map was produced for NATO/EADRCC Zhetysu Exercise, Kazakhstan, September 2009
Satellite Imagery ........ LANDSAT-ETM+
Imagery Date ............ 2001
Resolution ...

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24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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Related links

Official agency of statistics site

Kazakhstan web resources

Kazakhstan news

UNHCR country profile

Amnesty International reports

Last updated:Thu Dec 17 19:34:14 2009