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The Republic of Kazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan is situated in the Central Asia. The area of Kazakhstan is 2753000 square kilometers. Its population is about 16 million. The population lives mostly in towns and cities and large villages.

The Capital and the official language

The largest cities are Almaty, Karaganda, Shimkent,Pavlodar and Astana. Astana is the capital of the country. Astana is situated in the central part of the country.

Kazakh is the official language of the country, but it is not only language which people speak in the country. Russion and other languages are spoken here too.

Border

Kazakhstan is the largest state in the Central Asia. It extends some 1900 kilometers from the VolgaRiver in the West to the Altai Mountains in the East and about 1300 kilometersfrom the Siberia plain in the North to the Central Asia deserts in the South. Kazakhstan borders China, Russia, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan and Kirgizia. There is a long border coast line on the Caspian sea in the Southwest.

The main resources of water

There are a few rivers and lakes in Kazakhstan. The four rivers are the main resources of water in the country. They are Ertis in the east, Syr-Darya in the southwest, Illi in the southeast and Ural in the northwest of the country. The largest lakes are Balhash, Zaisan,Ala-Kol and Tengis. The flora and fauna of the country are different. They depend on the climate of the area. They are richer in the south and poorer in the north.

The climate

The climate of the country is strongly continental. It is cold in winter and hot in summer. Rain usually falls in spring and autumn. Snow falls in all areas but not at the same time. In the south snow falls in October or November, in the north it falls as a rule in September or October. Sudden cold wind and snowfalls in winter often cause troubles for people. In spring green grass and flowers of different colors cover flat lands and hills.

Heavy industry and Agriculture

Kazakhstan has well-developed heavy industry in many cities and towns. As the result of the development of heavy industry the country suffers serious environmental problems. Agriculture takes a very important sector in the national economy. The people of the country grow wheat, millet, corn and cotton.

National flag

As a sovereign state Kazakhstan has its own national flag and anthem and national traditions and holidays. The national flag of the country consists of a light blue field at the center of which there is yellow sun framed by the wings of a flying eagle, also in yellow, with a vertical stripe of national ornamentations near the hoist.

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1. KAZAKHSTAN IS SITUATED

1) +in Asia

2) in Europe

3) in the far East

4) +in the Central Asia

5) +in Europe and Asia

6) in Arabian counties

2. KAZAKHSTAN BORDERS

1) +Russia

2) Mongolia

3) +China

4) America

5) +Kirgizia

6) +Uzbekistan

7) Georgia

8) Azerbaijan

3 THE LARGEST CITIES

1) +Almaty

2) Uralsk

3)+Shymkent

4) Kyzylorda

5) +Pavlodar

6) +Karaganda

7) +Astana

8) Aktobe

4. THE MAIN RIVERS OF KAZAKHSTAN

1) the Ili

2) +the Ural

3) the Volga

4) the Thames

5) +the Irtysh

6) +the Syrdaria

7) +the Amudaria

8) the Severn

5. THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF KAZAKHSTAN

1) +flag

2) songs

3) +anthem

4) +emblem

5) currency

6) national costume

6. THE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS OF KAZAKHSTAN

1) New year

2) +Nauryz

3) Christmas

4) Victory day

5) +Constitution day

6) +Independent day

7. THE CLIMATE OF THE COUNTRY

1. mild

2. hard

3. cold

4. continental

5. strongly continental +