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Kazakhstan, the Rough Diamond

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Straddling two time zones and four climate zones, Kazakhstan is a country of startling contrasts.


Some would say it is the country of steppes, others of endless flatlands, of deep canyons such as Charyn, of deserts or of semi-saline lakes, like Balkhash. They would all be right. Richly endowed by nature, the country has embraced green policies with targets extending to 2050. Like an old nomadic tribe, change is part of the country’s fabric, as illustrated by the decision to move the capital f

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