143,000 km; 270,000 km paved, 35 km 1.435-meter gauge (standard) and 600 km are paved or gravelled and 165,000 are dirt (31 December 1991) *Kazakhstan, Government Head of Government: Prime Minister Vaclav KLAUS (since NA 1990) Member of: CARICOM (observer), ECLAC, FAO, G-3, G-11, G-24, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MTCR, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, PCA, UN, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UNPROFOR, UNRWA, UNTAC, UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: (vacant) US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the World Area: total area: 28,050 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than California Land boundaries: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf:
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