The western part of the Kazakh Steppe is very sparsely populated, with between two and three people per square kilometer.
As one heads east across the plains, the population density increases to between four and seven people per square kilometer.
Kazakh people make up the majority of the people living in the area.
Russia leases approximately 7,360 square kilometers in the southern region of the steppe for the world's oldest space launch facility, Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The western part of the Kazakh Steppe is very sparsely populated, with between two and three people per square kilometer. As one heads east across the plains, the population density increases to between four and seven people per square kilometer. Kazakh people make up the majority of the people living in the area. Russia leases approximately 7,360 square kilometers in the southern region of the steppe for the world's oldest space launch facility, Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Kazakh Steppe