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Kazakhstan is considered a huge nation due to its total area. The total land area is 2,724,900 km². The continental shelf of Kazakhstan is approximately 0 km². Kazakhstan is in Asia. Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world. The Asian countries include Russia, China, Japan, Hong Kong as well as North and South Korea. Kazakhstan has 5 neighboring countries. Neighbors include the People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan is a landlocked country. The average altitude range of Kazakhstan is 387 m. The total length of Kazakhstan's land borders is 13,364 kilometers. Kazakhstan shares its land borders with 5 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring areas. As in the case of Kazakhstan, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring areas as the number of land borders, then it has no disjointed portions of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have several non-contiguous sections of land borders. Kazakhstan has 5 neighboring countries. Neighbors include the People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The length of the land borders of Kazakhstan with its neighboring countries is as follows: People's Republic of China - 1533 km, Kyrgyzstan - 1051 km, Russia - 6846 km, Turkmenistan - 379 km, Uzbekistan - 2203 km. http://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/kazakhstan/geography/