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标 题: Brief Introduction to Kazakstan
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Brief Introduction to Kazakstan
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Covering 2.7 million sq km (1.05 million sq mi), Kazakstan is the ninth
biggest country in the world, about the size of western Europe or half the
size of mainland USA. It borders Russia to the north, the Caspian Sea to t
he west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to the south and China to
the east.
.The staple foods for the Khazars were rice and fish. Barley, wheat, me
lons, hemp, and cucumbers were also harvested in Khazaria. There were many
orchards and fertile regions around the Volga River, which the Khazars depe
nded upon due to the infrequency of rain. The Khazars hunted foxes, rabbits
, and beavers to supply the large demand for furs.
Summer is sizzingly hot with desert temperatures topping 40 °C (105°F
) during the day, but often dropping to less than half that at night. Snow
starts to fall around November and the mountain passes fill with snow until
April, sometimes even May. Winters are bitterly cold, even in the desert.
Annual precipitation ranges from less than 100mm (3.9in) a year in the dese
rts to 1500mm (58.5in) in the mountains. Much of the summer rain on the ste
ppes comes from violent thunder storms which often cause local flash floods
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Full country name: Kazak Republic
Area: 2.7 million sq km (1.67 million sq mi)
Population: 16.8 million
Capital: Astana (formerly Aqmola; population 300,000)
People: 40% Kazaks, 38% Russian, 6% German, 5% Ukrainian
Languages: Kazak, Russian
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Government: Republic
President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister: Nurlan Balgimbayev Enditem
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