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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikivoyage or other free sources online. Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country and, as the world´s ninth biggest country by area, is the largest of the former states of the former Soviet Union apart from Russia itself. It has borders with Russia, China, and the Central Asian countries of Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, which it dwarfs. Its lack of significant historical sites and endless, featureless steppe repel as many visitors as are captivated by the emptiness and mystery of this goliath state. Kazakhstan is the richest country in the region due to its large oil and natural gas reserves and is also the largest in Central Asia. This book offers information on Kazakhstan and its most notable places.

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