Kazakhstan
Introduction
Kazakhstan
or
Kazakstan
kä˝zäkstän´ [key], officially Republic of Kazakhstan, republic (2005 est. pop. 15,186,000), c.1,050,000 sq mi (2,719,500 sq km), central Asia. It borders on Siberian Russia in the north, China in the east, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south, and the Caspian Sea and European Russia in the west.
Astana
is the capital and
Almaty
(Alma-Ata) is the largest city. Other major cities include
Shymkent
,
Semey
,
Aqtöbe
, and
Öskemen
.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Land and People
- Economy
- Government
- History
- Bibliography
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