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- Capital: Astana
- Government: Presidential Republic
- Population: 15,399,437
- Currency: Tenge
- Official language: Kazakh
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The world's largest landlocked nation, Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and China. The south-western region of the nation borders much of the Caspian Sea. The country is still considered landlocked, however, as it does not touch an open body of water that reaches an ocean.
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Natural Resources and Economy
More than half of Kazakhstan's industrial output is through natural gas and fossil fuels. They have large reserves of other minerals, including copper, zinc, lead and manganese. Estimates of their oil deposits total over six billion tons.Western World Relations Post-Borat
The Kazakh government has engaged in a worldwide cultural campaign to discourage use of the image of Kazakh people found in the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited Kazakhstan in 2005, followed a few weeks later by former secretary Henry Kissinger. The United States has installed a number of air bases in Kazakhstan following the September 11 attacks.
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Kazakhstan Questions
How successful has the reintroduction of the Przewalskis Horse been in China and Kazakhstan? 2 AnswersIt looks like the Mongolia project has been highly successful, but it might be relatively early to tell on the China and Kazakhstan projects. I did find a resou... read more
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Its own but will synchronize its entry with Kazakhstan and Belarus, its partners in a customs union, a Russian official said on Wednesday.
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Its own but will synchronize its entry with Kazakhstan and Belarus, its partners in a customs union, a Russian official said on Wednesday.
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@exsanguinator Kazakhstan is the greatest country in the world. All other countries are run by little girls! #kazakhstanfacts :)
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