Gizi Map coverage of Kazakhstan, available in either a geographical or a political edition, extends well beyond the country’s boundaries to include the other four Central Asian countries: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as part of western China, northern half of Afghanistan and a large part of Iran.

Both versions show the area’s rail and road networks, including dirt tracks, and give driving distances on major roads. Local administrative boundaries are marked and names of provinces are shown. All place names are transliterated, with alternative versions provided where necessary, particularly in the border areas.

Detailed topographic information includes names of mountain ranges, deserts and other geographical features, spot heights, swamps and salt flats, glaciers, etc. National parks are highlighted. Lines of latitude and longitude are drawn at 2° intervals. Map legend includes English.

This geographical edition:

The map has altitude coloring to provide an excellent picture of the area’s topography. Index of localities is on the reverse of the map. This revised edition uses a slightly different, more recently adopted transliteration than the political version of this map.