Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan (i/ˌkæzækˈstɑːn, ˌkɑː-, -zɑːk-, -ˈstæn/;Kazakh: Қазақстан, Qazaqstan), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country in Central Asia, with a minor part west of the Ural River and thus in Europe. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country by land area and the ninth largest country in the world. Its territory of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi) is larger than all of Western Europe. By 2006, Kazakhstan had become the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. The country has vast mineral resources.

It has borders with (clockwise from the north) Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. With an estimated 18 million people as of 2014, Kazakhstan is the 61st most populous country in the world. Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per sq. mi.). The capital is Astana, where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty.

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Greet Minnen, Yulia Putintseva advance in China

Beijing News 22 Sep 2023
(Photo credit. Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports). Belgium's Greet Minnen and Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva pulled off upsets in the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou Open on Thursday in China ... .......
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WTA roundup: Greet Minnen, Yulia Putintseva advance in China

Beijing News 22 Sep 2023
(Photo credit. Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports). Belgium's Greet Minnen and Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva pulled off upsets in the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou Open on Thursday in China. The unseeded Putintseva eliminated third seed Tatjana Maria of Germany 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-0 ... Minnen faces Wang in one semifinal Friday, while Linette plays Putintseva....
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Gilas Boys vent ire on Kazakhstan, put World Cup bid back on track

Manila Bulletin 19 Sep 2023
The Gilas Pilipinas boys team got its World Cup bid back on track, venting its ire on Kazakhstan, 66-42, in the FIBA Asia U16 Asian Championship early Tuesday, Sept ... Kiefer Alas gets crowded by Kazakhstan defense (FIBa photo) ... Kazakhstan managed to cut the deficit back to single ......
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Two Russians, American reach space station

Manila Bulletin 16 Sep 2023
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan- Two Russian cosmonauts and an ... (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP). Earlier Friday Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft....
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Thailand grants visa-free entry for China tourists

The Manila Times 14 Sep 2023
... which will also apply to visitors from the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, will be effective from September 25 until February 29 next year ... Thailand's government has approved a temporary visa exemption for tourists from China and Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept ... AP PHOTO....
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Türkiye's Fm Arrives In Kazakhstan (Photo)

MENA FN 11 Sep 2023
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 11. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tu–rkiye Hakan Fidan has arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit, Trend ... ....
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When Will Washington Make Central Asia A Priority?, by James Durso

The Unz Review 11 Sep 2023
Xj has visited every one of the republics and has been to Kazakhstan four times and Uzbekistan three times; Putin has visited Kazakhstan twenty-seven times (the countries share a 7,644-kilometre border), and has been to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at least a dozen times each....
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In pics: National Museum of Republic of Kazakhstan

Xinhua 09 Sep 2023
This photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows part of collections displayed at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana, Kazakhstan. The National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan established in July 2014 is one of the largest museums in central Asia ... This photo taken on Sept ... This photo taken on Sept ... This photo taken on Sept....
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In pics: Nazarbayev University, one of most influential universities in Kazakhstan

People Daily 09 Sep 2023
Students walk in the campus of Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sept ... Nazarbayev University is one of the most influential universities in Kazakhstan ... This photo taken on Sept. 6, 2023 shows a view of Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan ... This photo taken on Sept....

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