Kazakhstan
population about 17 mln.
territory 2,719,500 sq. km
Wheat, cotton, sugar beets, and tobacco are the main crops. The raising of cattle and sheep is also important, and Kazakhstan produces much wool and meat.
In addition, there are rich fishing grounds, famous for their caviar-producing sturgeon, in the Caspian, although these have been hurt by overfishing.
Steel agricultural and mining machinery superphosphate fertilizers phosphorus acids artificial fibers synthetic rubber textiles medicines among the manufactured goods:
The Baikonur Cosmodrome in central Kazakhstan was the Soviet space-operations center and continues to serve Russian space exploration through an agreement between the two nations.
The main trading partners