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  • ...estic and foreign policy of the state and represents Kazakhstan within the country and in international relations. The President is the symbol and guarantor o Legislative functions are performed by the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which consists of two Chamber
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  • ...rkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]]. The country also borders on a significant part of the [[Caspian Sea]]. ...ulation|62nd largest]] population in the world, with a [[List of countries by population density|population density]] of less than 6 people per squa
    23 KB (2,612 words) - 17:43, 26 April 2017
  • {{Infobox country .../02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=68&pr.y=12&sy=2014&ey=2021&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=916&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a= |title=Kazakhst
    135 KB (18,214 words) - 17:43, 26 April 2017
  • ...injiang]] (新疆, meaning "new frontier") when the region was reconquered by the Manchu-led [[Qing dynasty]] in 1759. Xinjiang is now a part of the [[Pe ...l map showing the separation of Dzungaria and the Tarim Basin (Taklamakan) by the Tien Shan Mountains]]
    347 KB (52,725 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • ''Uyghur'' is often pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|g|ər}} by English speakers, though an acceptable English pronunciation closer to the ...tory because the sound shift ð/ḏ > y did not appear to have taken place by this time.{{sfn|Golden|1992|p=155}} The etymology therefore cannot be accur
    118 KB (17,648 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • |country = Uzbekistan ...' is a [[desert]] that has appeared since 1960 on the seabed once occupied by the [[Aral Sea]].<ref>[http://enrin.grida.no/aral/aralsea/english/arsea/ars
    6 KB (901 words) - 20:09, 27 April 2017
  • ...ther four Central Asian states, or about twice the size of [[Alaska]]. The country borders [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], and [[Kyrgyzstan]] to the south; ...el, in the [[Mangystau]] province east of the [[Caspian Sea]]. Most of the country lies at between 200 and 300 meters above sea level, but Kazakhstan's Caspia
    12 KB (1,775 words) - 20:10, 27 April 2017
  • |caption = The Caspian Sea as captured by the [[Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer|MODIS]] on the orbiting ...h century the Caspian Sea was still not well explored and mapped. 1570 map by [[Fernão Vaz Dourado]].]]
    47 KB (6,905 words) - 20:53, 27 April 2017
  • The species's population had recently been in decline in the country while it slowly increases in reintroduction sites. The Turkmenian kulan has The Transcaspian wild ass is characterized by a pale brown coat, a dark stripe down the spine and white patches on the si
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  • ...kmenistan]] in the southwest. Before the Russians came the north was held by the Kazakh steppe nomads and their ancestors while the south was approximat ...enistan were taken. In 1885 expansion south toward Afghanistan was blocked by the British. In 1893-95 they occupied the high Pamirs in the southeast.
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