KAZAKHSTAN

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Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country in Europe and Central Asia which is officially known as the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the world's largest landlocked country and its total area is larger than that of Western Europe. It borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea. In 1991 it became the last Soviet republic to declare itself to be an independent country.