Kazakhstan Transportion

Country Name: Republic of Kazakhstan

Capital City: Astana

Population: 15,233,244 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.33% (2006)

Currency: Tenge (KZT)

Languages: Kazakh, Russian

Area: 2,717,300 sq km

Inflation Rate: 8.6% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.1% (2005)

Domain extension: .kz

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF KAZAKHSTAN

Railways - total:

Railways - standard gauge:

Railways - broad gauge:

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

150 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

Heliports:

4 (2006)

Waterways:

4,000 km (on the Ertis ((Irtysh)) River (80%) and Syr Darya ((Syrdariya)) River) (2006)

Pipelines - gas:

condensate 658 km; gas 11,019 km; oil 10,338 km;

Pipelines - oil:

10,338 km

Pipelines - refined products:

1,095 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)