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Answer
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What is the name of the capital of Kazakhstan?
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Nur-Sultan
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What was the name of that city until 2019?
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Astana
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What is the most populous city of Kazakhstan?
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Almaty
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What fruit has its origins in Kazakhstan and today gives its name to the above?
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Apple
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What sea does Kazakhstan border on its western border?
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Caspian Sea
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What is the smallest country Kazakhstan borders?
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Kyrgyzstan
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What country shares the shortest border with Kazakhstan?
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Turkmenistan
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What country does Kazakhstan almost, but not quite, border?
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Mongolia
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What term is used for the vast grasslands of Asia, which includes much of Kazakhstan?
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Steppe
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What inland sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was nearly destroyed by irrigation in the 1970's?
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Aral Sea
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What inland lake of Kazakhstan is the 15th largest lake in the world?
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Lake Balkhash
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The Kazakh region east of what river is sometimes considered to be part of Europe?
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Ural River
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What is the most widely used writing system in Kazakhstan?
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Cyrillic
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Which country was Kazakhstan part of until 1991?
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Soviet Union
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Who was the president of Kazakhstan since 1990 until his resignation in 2019?
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
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What type of eagle could be found on the Kazakh flag?
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Golden Eagle
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Kazakhstan is the producer of 40% of what essential metal for making nuclear weapon?
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Uranium
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What is the primary export of Kazakhstan?
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Oil
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What satirical mockumentary comedy was set in Kazakhstan and starred Sacha Baron Cohen?
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Borat
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What is the currency of Kazakhstan?
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Tenge
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