Kazakhstan
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Flag Description
Sky blue background representing the endless sky and a gold sun with 32 rays soaring above a golden steppe eagle in the center; on the hoist side is a "national ornamentation" in gold.

Currency
Tenge.

Astronomy
Today's date is February 9, 2010. There is currently a Last Quarter Moon.

Location
Central asia, northwest of china; a small portion west of the ural river in eastern-most europe.

Climate
Continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid.

Terrain
Extends from the volga to the altai mountains and from the plains in western siberia to oases and desert in central asia.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Vpadina Kaundy -132 m. The highest point is at Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m.

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Kazakhstan

This is a map of Kazakhstan. The map illustrates the location of Astana and its proximity to Qostanay, Semey, Qyzylorda, and the Caspian Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Russia / China / Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan News:
Kazakh protest over Chinese lease
Several hundred people gather in Almaty to protest against a proposal to lease farmland in Kazakhstan to China.
Kazakhstan's Uzbek refugees wait in limbo
Kazakhstan's community of Uzbek refugees say political and religious persecution has driven them from their homeland, reports the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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