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  • ...kh Government]] to [[Russia]] until 2050, the spaceport is managed jointly by the [[Roscosmos State Corporation]] and the [[Russian Aerospace Forces]]. ...north–south, with the cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built by the [[Soviet Union]] in the late 1950s as the base of operations for the [[
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  • ...States]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in the 1950s and 1960s. He is considered by many as the father of practical [[astronautics]].<ref>[http://energia-zem.r ...ok program|Vostok]] projects including the first human Earth orbit mission by [[Yuri Gagarin|Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin]] on 12 April 1961. Korolev's unexpe
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  • | country = [[Kazakhstan]] AIS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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  • | country = [[Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} ...y SAT) exams are offered to all secondary students. The school is licensed by [http://www.edu.gov.kz/en/ Kazakh Ministry of Education].<ref name=":1">{{C
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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&nbsp;people per squa
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  • {{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
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  • ...s aunts. Even though he eventually recovered, the lingering effects of his health scare stuck with him throughout childhood.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Brac He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the [[2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships]] i
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  • ...from [[Kazakhstan]]. Their position in society has been and is influenced by a variety of factors, including local traditions and customs, decades of So ...erienced, particularly in the 1990s, a strong decline and destabilization: by 1995 real GDP dropped to 61,4% of its 1990 level, resulting also in a [[bra
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  • | country = ...-century appearance of the word in ''[[Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk]]'' written by [[Kaşgarlı Mahmud]] in the [[Karakhanid language]].<ref>{{cite book|last1
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  • ...ls for transportation, clothing, and food.<ref>"Kazakhstan," Food in Every Country, accessed April 18, 2011, ...The cooking techniques and major ingredients have been strongly influenced by the nation's [[Nomad|nomadic]] way of life. For example, most cooking techn
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  • | country = [[Turkmenistan]] and [[Kazakhstan]] ...and lyophilized form — a characteristic which is (reputedly) unaffected by shelf life.
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  • ...n.tengrinews.kz |date=19 January 2012 |accessdate=23 November 2014}}</ref> By 2013, [[Kazakhstan]] officials reported Internet penetration levels of 62.2 ...access the [[Internet]] by [[Dial-up Internet access|dial-up]], 15 percent by means of [[Asymmetric digital subscriber line|ADSL]], and 6 percent using s
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  • |country = [[Kazakhstan]] ...st meeting of the New University of Astana’s Board of Directors, chaired by Prime Minister Karim Masimov.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://online.zakon.kz/Doc
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  • ...ww.dushenko.ru/news_archive/21/ A story of the main Chernomyrdin's proverb by Konstantin Dushenko, an aphorism collector (in Russian)]{{dead link|date=No ...ies at the Department of Economics of the Union-wide Polytechnic Institute by correspondence.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}
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  • |publisher = [[Activision]]{{efn|The game was published by [[Square Enix]] in Japan.}} ...seventh title in the ''Call of Duty'' series and the third to be developed by Treyarch. It serves as the sequel to ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]''.<re
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  • ...e: Reflex]]'', a [[Video game porting|port]] of ''Call of Duty 4'' adapted by [[Treyarch]] for the [[Wii]] console.<ref name="Wii game">{{cite web |url=h ...e's campaign follows the Task Force 141, a [[special forces]] unit fronted by Captain [[Soap MacTavish]], and the [[United States Army Rangers]] as they
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  • ...elli-quits-astana-over-health-problems|title=Masciarelli quits Astana over health problems|date=6 June 2012|accessdate=7 June 2012|work=Cycling News|publishe ! Date !! Race !! Competition !! Rider !! Country !! Location
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  • ...elli-quits-astana-over-health-problems|title=Masciarelli quits Astana over health problems|date=6 June 2012|accessdate=7 June 2012|work=Cycling News|publishe ! Date !! Race !! Competition !! Rider !! Country !! Location
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  • ...nce. Local officials attempt on occasion to limit the practice of religion by some nontraditional groups; however, higher-level officials or courts occas ...the country's constitutional guarantees of religious freedom and with the country's tradition of religious tolerance. U.S. government officials visited relig
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  • {{Christianity by country}} By the time they were conquered by [[Genghis Khan]] most of the Naimans were Christians. They remained so afte
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  • ...ain symbolic value in Kazakh culture. Kazakh culture is largely influenced by the Turkic [[Nomad|nomadic]] lifestyle. ...among animals, and good manners required that a person ask first about the health of a man's livestock when greeting him and only afterward inquire about the
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  • |subdivision_type = Country ...97, the government relocated the capital to [[Astana]] in the north of the country.
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  • ...nd is used for crops, with the percentage being higher in the north of the country. 70% of the agricultural land is permanent pastureland. In 2011 the country had achieved record grain harvests of 26.9 million tonnes, exceeding the pr
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  • ...only in the form of buildings and equipment . The situation was aggravated by a severe financial condition of the postal industry - RGPPS payable for the ...ernment of the authorized capital of the company. Kazakhstan was the first country in the CIS developed postal savings system . Results of Operations KazPost
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  • | country = [[Kazakhstan]] ...and the then [[British Gas]] (who became [[BG Group]], and later acquired by [[Royal Dutch Shell]]) were awarded the sole negotiating rights, forming a
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  • | country = [[Kazakhstan]] Tengiz is operated by [[Tengizchevroil]], a 40-year partnership planning to produce billions of b
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  • ...,575 elementary and secondary schools (grades one through eleven) attended by approximately 3.2 million students, and 244 specialized secondary schools w ...ed institutions of higher learning. Private education is increasing in the country, with about 5% of students enrolled in the private schools that remain larg
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  • ...ization with members from nine medical educational institutions across the country. * Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH)
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  • | country = [[Kazakhstan]] ...scientific, medical and diagnostic services. The [[University]] was marked by the highest national ranking 2nd place in the General Ranking of Medical Hi
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  • {{Infobox country demographics | country = Kazakhstan
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  • ...e=March 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}: Distribution of population by nationality. Retrieved on 23 April 2009 </ref> ...oha.com/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality |title=UAE´s population – by nationality |work=BQ Magazine |date=12 April 2015 |accessdate=12 July 2015
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  • ...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]]
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  • |title=List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through By the summer of 2009 Arkin's mental health had deteriorated so profoundly he wasn't offered sanctuary in Palau. For so
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  • The following train of events is chronicled by Open Doors, a non-denominational Christian organization dedicated to raisin ...conditions in detention have been so harsh that it has affected Alimjan's health. It has also been reported that he was much respected in the Detention Cen
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  • ...Commander]] of the [[Korean People's Army]] (KPA), the [[List of countries by number of troops|fourth-largest standing army]] in the world. Kim's leaders ...s country in [[state terrorism]] and strengthened the role of the military by his ''[[Songun]]'', or "military-first", politics. Kim's rule also saw tent
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  • ...[[intergovernmental organization]] which was founded in 1985 in [[Tehran]] by the leaders of [[Iran]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Turkey]]. It provides a platfor ...reached between ECO members, the common trade market should be established by 2015.<ref name="tehrantimes.com"/>
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  • |country = Kazakhstan ...}$128 billion (nominal, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/country/kazakhstan#up|title=The World Bank}}</ref>
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  • ...tical reforms to position [[Kazakhstan]] among the top 30 global economies by 2050.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy Leads to Government Res ....<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan Overview|url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/kazakhstan/overview|website=www.worldbank.org}}</ref>
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  • ...ated in [[Karaganda Region|Karaganda region]] - more than 8.5 billion tons by the end of 2012. ...accumulated all over the country without controls. This is largely caused by the following factors:
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  • |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
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  • ...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
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  • |subdivision_type = Country ...–010015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://postalcodedb.com/AlphabeticSearch.aspx?country=Kazakhstan&city=Astana |title=Postal Code for Astana, Kazakhstan |accessdat
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  • |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] ...In 1853, during the [[Russian conquest of Turkestan]], the fort was taken by Russian troops under General [[Vasily Perovsky]].<ref name="Pospelov" /> Th
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ...toxic chemicals{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} exposed to the wind by the retreating waters and, possibly, from [[chemical agents|chemical]] and
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ..."Seven-Chambered City"). The fort suffered frequently from flooding caused by the snowmelt swelling the Irtysh, and in 1778 the fort was relocated {{conv
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  • | subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ...ative center of [[East Kazakhstan Region]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. It is served by [[Oskemen Airport]]. Population: {{Kz-census2009|303,720|punct=;}} {{Kz-cen
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  • | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] ...sis of which the same reserve is organized; the southern part is dominated by grasslands and shrublands.
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] In 1911, the population of the workers settlement reached 1000. In 1913, by an order of the Governor of the [[Governor-Generalship of the Steppes|Stepp
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  • ...o work for [[Biopreparat]], the secret biological weapons program overseen by the Soviet Union’s [[Council of Ministers of the USSR|Council of Minister ..., Alibek used his position at Biopreparat and the authority granted to him by the first part of the decree to begin destruction of the BW program. Specif
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  • ...included numerous other research and operational facilities throughout the country.) Aralsk-7 had a history of association with [[fish kill|mass deaths of fis ...Sanitary Physician of the [[Soviet Army]], former Soviet Vice-Minister of Health and a senior researcher within the Soviet BW program, described the inciden
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