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or Ka·zak·stan ˌka-(ˌ)zak-ˈstan; ˌkä-(ˌ)zäk-ˈstän also kə-
country NW central Asia extending from Caspian Sea to Altai Mountains; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1936-91 capital Astana area 1,048,300 square miles (2,715,097 square kilometers ), population 17,186,000