Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan (i/ˌkæzækˈstɑːn, ˌkɑː-, -zɑːk-, -ˈstæn/;Kazakh: Қазақстан, Qazaqstan), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country in Central Asia, with a minor part west of the Ural River and thus in Europe. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country by land area and the ninth largest country in the world. Its territory of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi) is larger than all of Western Europe. By 2006, Kazakhstan had become the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. The country has vast mineral resources.

It has borders with (clockwise from the north) Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. With an estimated 18 million people as of 2014, Kazakhstan is the 61st most populous country in the world. Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per sq. mi.). The capital is Astana, where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty.

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CryptoKeying Becomes a Leading Crypto Mining Platform

CoinChapter 09 Oct 2024
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in the UK, CryptoKeying is a cloud mining platform that is committed to providing efficient and user-friendly cryptocurrency mining services and is an industry leader ... The company’s robust infrastructure includes state-of-the-art mining facilities located in the United States, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and other regions....
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The Indigenous artists keeping ancient rock art traditions alive

Phys Dot Org 01 Oct 2024
However, the influence of rock art on current artistic movements is still rarely recognized and poorly understood ... To remedy this, Professor Rozwadowski is leading the project "Rock Art as a Source of Contemporary Cultural Identity," focusing on the Indigenous artists of Central Asia (covering Siberia & Kazakhstan) and Canada....
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Bob for apples ... Or is it Johnny? Apples play big role in Central Mass. history

Telegram & Gazette - Worcester 26 Sep 2024
have a special relationship with apples ... One of my kids even tried his hand at making cider ... Now thanks to advances in science, researchers using DNA have been able to pinpoint the mountains of Kazakhstan as the source. Apples have featured in the art and literature of cultures the world over, from ancient Greek mythology to Native American lore....
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