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Is the largest.
Kazakhstan has an area of 2.7 million km², which is nearly as much as all the others taken together.
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Has the highest population.
Pakistan is fifth in the world rankings with a population of 212 million people.
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Produces 90% of the world's opium.
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Is a double landlocked country. (It is surrounded by landlocked countries.)
The only other double landlocked country is Liechtenstein.
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Its capital is called Monday in their language.
Dushanbe means Monday in Tajik.
6.
Has the most stars on its flag.
Uzbekistan - 12, Tajikistan - 7, Turkmenistan - 5, Pakistan - 1 and the rest have none.
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Its capital was named after its former president.
Kazakhstan's capital Astana was renamed Nur-Sultan to honour Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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Its capital is Ashgabat.
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Became independent from the Soviet Union first.
Uzbekistan became independent a few months before the others in August 1991.
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Was ruled by the Taliban from 1996 to 2001.
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Has the highest HDI.
Kazakhstan is on place 58, the others are all after 100.
12.
Has the lowest GDP (PPP).
Remember this is not per capita.
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Borders the most other Stan countries.
Uzbekistan borders every other Stan country, but Pakistan.
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Is not landlocked.
They are all landlocked
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16.
Cyrillic is the only official script.
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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Claims Jammu and Kashmir.
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It's former leader made money laundering legal and was immune to criminal prosecution.
Nursultan Nazarbayev is the name of the person talked about. Find out more about him
here.
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It's flag is mainly red.
Kyrgyzstan's flag is red with a sun and a yurt in the center.
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Is the smallest.
Tajikistan has an area of 143,100 km², Kyrgyzstan has 199,900 km², the others are much larger.