In 1998 Kazakhstan was a part of the multilateral agreement known as the Baku Declaration to develop the transport corridor through closer economic integration of member countries, that include Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. The corridor is to include all methods of transport including air, pipeline, sea and road. The manufacturing industry in Kazakhstan is also an important one and is centred on refining ores and creating petrochemicals. Other manufacturing activities include producing machinery, processing agricultural products and light manufacturing. There is an international airport at Almaty.
Most visitors require visas to enter the country.
The state of health, the current immunisation status, location and the local disease situation lead to risk of contraction of typhoid, malaria, yellow fever and polio. Water is untreated and not safe to drink.