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Kazakhstan

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 31: Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan in action during the women's doubles second round match between Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan and her partner Olga Govortsova of Belarus and Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and her partner Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia during day five of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2012 in Paris, France.

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About Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also spelled Kazakstan, (Kazakh: Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, IPA [qɑzɑqˈstɑn]; Russian: Казахстан, Kazakhstán, IPA [kəzʌxˈstan]), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of northern and central Eurasia. Its territory of 2 717 300 km² (bigger than Western Europe) is partially located to the west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe.

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