Kazakhstan – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Kazakhstan
n.
republic in central Asia (formerly a part of the USSR)
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan (; ), 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 is larger than all of
Western Europe. In 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.
Kazakhstan
Noun
1. a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
(synonym) Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak
(hypernym) Asian country, Asian nation
(member-holonym) Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
(part-holonym) Asia
(member-meronym) Kazakhstani
(part-meronym) Almaty, Alma-Ata
Kazakhstan
n.
Kazakhstan, republic in central Asia (formerly a part of the USSR)
Kazakhstan
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Background
Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Independence in 1991 caused many of these newcomers to emigrate. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; achieving a sustainable economic growth outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
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