Geographic location: Central Asia, northwest of China Longitude: 48 00N Latitude: 68 00E Land bordaries: Total: 12,012 km China: 1,533 km Kyrgyzstan: 1,051 km Russia: 6,846 km Turkmenistan: 379 km Uzbekistan: 2,203 km

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Area: Total: 2,717,300 sq km
water: 47,500 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km

Land use:
arable land: 12%
permanent crops: 11%
permanent pastures: 57%
forests and woodland: 4%
other: 16% (1996 est.)

Irrigated land: 22,000 sq km (1996 est.)

Terrain: Extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia.

Elevation extremes: Highest: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995m Lowest: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m