Kazakhstan—History
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 paved the way for the emergence of its largest Asian republic, Kazakhstan, as an independent state. Located in central Asia, early twenty-first century Kazakhstan borders Russia (north), China (east), Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan (south), and the Caspian Sea and Russia (west). It is the world's ninth largest country, with an area of 2,719,500 square kilometers and a population of about 18 million. Because it is a neighbor of two nuclear powers (China and Russia) and has substantial oil and gas reserves, Kazakhstan is a potentially significant country in world politics.
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