Kazakhstan. North is at top. Satellite image of the Republic of Kazakhstan,with the surrounding countries shaded out. Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia,with a small portion in easternmost Europe. It is the world's largest landlocked country and is bordered clockwise from the north by Russia,China,Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan,and Turkmenistan,and also borders on a large part of the Caspian Sea (blue,centre left). The Indian Ocean (blue,bottom) can also be seen. Image compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT satellites,in 2012 |