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Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, IPA: [qɑzɑqˈstɑn]; Russian: Казахстан, Kazakhstán, Russian pronunciation: [kazəxˈstan]), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan

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