The land fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with its intended purpose is divided into the following categories:
1) agricultural land;
2) land of localities (cities, towns and rural localities);
3) lands of industry, transport, communications, for the needs of space activities, defense, national security and other non-agricultural purposes;
4) lands of specially protected natural territories, lands of health-improving, recreational, historical and cultural purposes;
5) forest fund lands;
6) water fund lands;
7) reserve lands.
The above-mentioned lands are used in accordance with their intended purpose. The legal regime of land is determined on the basis of its belonging to a particular category and the permitted use in accordance with the zoning of land (territory).
On the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the following zones are distinguished by natural conditions::
1) forest-steppe;
2) steppe;
3) dry-steppe;
4) semi-desert;
5) desolate;
6) foothill-desert-steppe;
7) subtropical desert;
8) subtropical-foothill-desert;
9) Central Asian mountain;
10) south Siberian mountain.