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Kazakhstan

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kazakhstan

Main Entry:: Ka·zakh·stan
Variant(s):: or Ka·zak·stan \ˌka-(ˌ)zak-ˈstan; ˌkä-(ˌ)zäk-ˈstän also kə-\
Function:: geographical name

country NW central Asia extending from Caspian Sea to Altai Mountains; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1936–91 capital Astana area 1,048,300 square miles (2,715,097 square kilometers), population 14,952,800

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