<\/span><\/h3>\nK<\/span>az<\/span>akh<\/span>stan<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> land<\/span>locked<\/span> country<\/span> in<\/span> Central<\/span> Asia<\/span>,<\/span> with<\/span> its<\/span> smaller<\/span> part<\/span> west<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> U<\/span>ral<\/span> River<\/span> in<\/span> Eastern<\/span> Europe<\/span>.<\/span> Kazakhstan<\/span> shares<\/span> borders<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span>,<\/span> China<\/span>,<\/span> Kyr<\/span>gy<\/span>z<\/span>stan<\/span>,<\/span> Uzbek<\/span>istan<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> Turk<\/span>men<\/span>istan<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> also<\/span> ad<\/span>jo<\/span>ins<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> C<\/span>asp<\/span>ian<\/span> Sea<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> terrain<\/span> of<\/span> Kazakhstan<\/span> includes<\/span> flat<\/span>lands<\/span>,<\/span> ste<\/span>ppe<\/span>,<\/span> ta<\/span>iga<\/span>,<\/span> rock<\/span> can<\/span>y<\/span>ons<\/span>,<\/span> hills<\/span>,<\/span> del<\/span>t<\/span>as<\/span>,<\/span> snow<\/span>–<\/span>c<\/span>apped<\/span> mountains<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> deserts<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With<\/span> an<\/span> estimated<\/span> 18<\/span> million<\/span> people<\/span> as<\/span> of<\/span> 2020<\/span>,<\/span> Kazakhstan<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span>‘s<\/span> ninth<\/span>–<\/span>most<\/span> populous<\/span> country<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> capital<\/span> is<\/span> Nur<\/span>–<\/span>S<\/span>ultan<\/span> (<\/span>formerly<\/span> Ast<\/span>ana<\/span> until<\/span> March<\/span> 2019<\/span>),<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> largest<\/span> city<\/span> is<\/span> Al<\/span>mat<\/span>y<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\nK<\/span>az<\/span>akh<\/span>stan<\/span>‘s<\/span> territory<\/span> stretches<\/span> roughly<\/span> 2<\/span>,<\/span>7<\/span>24<\/span>,<\/span>900<\/span> square<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (<\/span>1<\/span>,<\/span>052<\/span>,<\/span>100<\/span> sq<\/span> mi<\/span>)<\/span> making<\/span> it<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> largest<\/span> land<\/span>locked<\/span> countries<\/span>.<\/span> Kazakhstan<\/span> shares<\/span> land<\/span> borders<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span> (<\/span>6<\/span>,<\/span>8<\/span>46<\/span> km<\/span> or<\/span> 4<\/span>,<\/span>254<\/span> mi<\/span>),<\/span> China<\/span> (<\/span>1<\/span>,<\/span>533<\/span> km<\/span> or<\/span> 9<\/span>51<\/span> mi<\/span>),<\/span> Kyr<\/span>gy<\/span>z<\/span>stan<\/span> (<\/span>1<\/span>,<\/span>05<\/span>1<\/span> km<\/span> or<\/span>