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Definition: Kazakhstan or Kazakstan from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a republic in central Asia: conquered by Mongols in the 13th century; came under Russian control in the 18th and 19th centuries; was a Soviet republic from 1936 until it gained independence in 1991. It has rich mineral deposits and agriculture is important. Official language: Kazakh. Religion: nonreligious, Muslim, and Christian. Official currency: tenge. Capital: Astana (formerly Akmola, Akmolinsk, or Tselinograd); capital functions moved from Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) in 1997. Pop: 17 736 896 (2013 est). Area: 2 715 100 sq km (1 048 030 sq miles)

Kazakhstan

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in central Asia, bounded north by Russia, west by the Caspian Sea, east by China, and south by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Government The 1995 constitution, which was amended in 2007, provides for a strong presidential executive system, with a two-chamber parliament. Supreme executive power is held by the president, who is popularly elected to serve (with effect from 2012) a five-year term, without re-election limits. There is a 107-member lower chamber, the Majlis, and a 47-member upper house, the senate, with 15 senators appointed by the president and two senators selected by each of the 16 elected regional assemblies. Ninety-eight members of the Majlis are elected for a four-year term by proportional representation from party lists in a single national constituency, with a 7% electoral threshold for representation. The other nine are elected by an Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, a body appointed and headed by the president to reflect the country's…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan is a large country in w-central Asia. In the W, the Caspian Sea lowlands include the Karagiye Depression, which reaches 132 m [433 ft] below sea level. The lowlands extend E through the Aral Sea area. The N contains high plains, but the highest land is along the E and S…
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Stretching from the Caspian Sea to China, Kazakhstan is a vast country, almost the size of western Europe. It is also one of the most underpopulated countries in the world. With vast mineral reserves, fertile soil, and a stable government, Kazakhstan has the potential to be a wealthy country. …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan Political Status: Entered the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as autonomous republic on August 26, 1920; became constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on December 5, 1936; declared independence on December 16, 1991; current constitution…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
KAZAKHSTAN
Republic of Kazakhstan Qazaqstan Respublikasy Political Status: Entered the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as autonomous republic on August 26, 1920; became constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on December 5, 1936; declared independence on December 16, 1991; …
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Many people had not heard of Kazakhstan until the appearance of the film Borat, whose eponymous lead depicted his purported homeland as an economically backward haven of bizarre customs, which have little basis in the reality of Kazakh life. In fact, Kazakhstan is the most economically advanced of…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 17,736,896 MUSLIM 70.2 percent CHRISTIAN 26.2 percent ATHEIST 2.8 percent OTHER 0.3 percent NOT REPORTED 0.5 percent Introduction The Republic of Kazakhstan, a predominantly Muslim nation, is geographically the largest country in post-Soviet Central Asia and the ninth-largest country in…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
This large central Asian republic, almost five times the size of France, includes extensive deserts as well as semi-arid steppes. It is bordered by Russia on the north, the Caspian Sea on the west, China on the east, and by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan on the south. Part of eastern…
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From Financial Times World Desk Reference
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Introduction Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan Capital: Astana Population: 15.6 million Currency: Tenge Official language: Kazakh Date of independence, or formation date: 1991 Date when current borders were established: 1991 National day: Oct 25 Vehicle country identifying code: KZ Time zone…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Kazakhstan
Country, Central Asia. Area: 1,052,089 sq mi (2,724,900 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 17,780,000. Capital: Astana . Kazakhs, a Turkic-speaking people who are the region’s original inhabitants, make up more than half of the population; Russians constitute nearly one-third, as do small minorities of…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
or Kazakstan (kä´´zäkstän'), officially Republic of Kazakhstan, republic (2015 est. pop. 17,750,000), 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…
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