{"id":117227,"date":"2026-08-05T14:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=117227"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:52:37","slug":"kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kazakhstan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Chief Election Commissioner of India and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) met Kazakhstan\u2019s Ambassador to India, Azamat Yeskarayev, in New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kazakhstan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a transcontinental country with major parts in <\/span><b>Central Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a small part in Eastern Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by 5 nations; Russia in the north and west; <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the east; <\/span><b>Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Bodies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Aral Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located along the southern border and the <\/span><b>Caspian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is situated along the <\/span><b>western border.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: Astana<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Kazakhstan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It features lowlands, hilly plateaus, plains, low mountainous regions, and deserts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point is <\/span><b>Mount Khan Tengri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 22,949 feet (6,995 meters)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ural and Irtysh drains this country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its main mountain ranges are <\/span><b>Tien Shan Range and Altai mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Grassland: Kazakh Steppe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the world&#8217;s <\/span><b>largest dry steppe region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the world\u2019s leading producer of uranium.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/cec-gyanesh-kumar-meets-kazakhstans-ambassador-to-india-azamat-yeskarayev-in-new-delhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country located in Central Asia. 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