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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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  • ...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
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  • ...Sports Club]], an association of the main sports teams in Astana supported by the Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]].<ref name="Astana Presidential ...ly created [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]], the organization supported by the Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]] to combine the main sports team
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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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  • Kazakhstan was a partner country of the [[European Union|EU]] [[INOGATE]] energy programme, which had four k On January 1, 2013, Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia to launch an economy-wide carbon [[Emissions trading|emissi
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  • ...r neighbours, undertaken as part of the [[INOGATE]] energy and [[TRACECA]] transport programmes.<ref name=icbss> |title=Turkey's future role as a transit country for Central Asia and Caspian natural gas transfer to the EU: the Nabucco Pr
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  • |subdivision_type = Country ...126.</ref><ref>Bonavia, Judy. ''The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar.'' Revised by Christopher Baumer (2004), pp. 306-319. Odyssey Publications. ISBN 962-217-
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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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  • ...ttp://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_by_area.htm|title=Countries by Area|accessdate=26 August 2014|website=Nations Online Project}}</ref> ...kz.html|title=The World Factbook|publisher=}}</ref><ref>http://belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/otrasli-statistiki/naselenie/demografiya_2/operativ
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  • {{For|transport in the Soviet Union|Transport in the Soviet Union}} ...Railways provide 68% of all cargo and passenger traffic to over 57% of the country. There are {{convert|15,333|km|mi|abbr=on}} in common carrier service, excl
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  • ...[Odessa]], Ukraine. Since 2009 the organisation has been entirely financed by member countries. ...lications_politics/dekanozishvili_The_EU.pdf "The EU in the South Caucasus:By What Means, to What End?"], Georgian Foundation for Strategic and Internati
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  • ...http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/asia/single-view/view/astana-light-rail-framework-agreement-signed.html</ref> ...eet. The line will have 18 stops and one depot. Services would be operated by 19 vehicles with a maximum operational speed of 40 km/h. Ridership is expec
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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 = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ...к}}). The former name is still commonly used in the Russian language, and by [[Russians in Kazakhstan]].<ref>https://lenta.ru/articles/2016/06/06/aktobe
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  • | subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] Kokshetau was founded in 1824 by Russian military as an outpost. The name of the city is of Kazakh origin li
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] The territory of what is now Aktau was once inhabited by ancient tribes of [[Scythians]]. Archeological finds in the area include ol
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ...[[Baikonur]], the Soviet Union's premier "space city". Arkalyk is served by [[Arkalyk Airport]].
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ==Transport==
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] In the 19th century the town was populated by [[Cossacks]].
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  • ...'' (''Kara-Irtysh'' in Kazakh, or ''Cherny Irtysh'' in Russian) is applied by some authors, especially in Russia and Kazakhstan, to the upper course of t ...sport)|lock]], with a drop of {{convert|42|m|ft}}, allows river traffic to by-pass the [[dam]] at [[Ust-Kamenogorsk]].<ref>
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  • ...on in goods shipped from Asia to Europe each year were delivered by inland transport routes.<ref>Berk.</ref> ...e factor is that the railways of the former [[Soviet Union]] use a wider [[rail gauge]] than most of the rest of Europe as well as China. Recently, however
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  • ...<ref name="ball 2016 p156"/> The first book entitled ''The Silk Road'' was by Swedish geographer [[Sven Hedin]] in 1938.<ref name="ball 2016 p156"/> The ...], which at sea was conducted mostly through India and on land was handled by numerous intermediaries such as the [[Sogdia]]ns.<ref>[[Warwick Ball]] (201
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  • ...tral Asia''' refers to the section of [[Central Asia]] formerly controlled by the [[Soviet Union]], as well as the time period of Soviet administration ( ...city to the Young Bukharans. As Russian sources report, the emir responded by murdering the Bolshevik delegation, along with several hundred Russian inha
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