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Kazakhstan ( i / ˌ k æ z æ k ˈ s t ɑː n , ˌ k ɑː - , - z ɑː k - , - ˈ s t æ n / ; Kazakh : Қазақстан, Qazaqstan ), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan , is a country in Central Asia , with a minor part west of the Ural River and thus in Europe . Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country by land area and the ninth largest country in the world. Its territory of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi) is larger than all of Western Europe . By 2006, Kazakhstan had become the dominant nati
It has borders with (clockwise from the north) Russia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , and Turkmenistan , and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea . The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe , taiga , rock canyons , hills , deltas , snow-capped mountains , and deserts . With an estimated 18 million people as of 2014, Kazakhstan is the 61st most populous country in the world. Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometr
Kazakh wine is wine made in Kazakhstan . The roots of the Kazakh wine industry can be traced to the 7th century AD when grapevines were brought to the region from neighboring Uzbekistan and China . While only around 4% of the land in Kazakhstan is ideally situated for viticulture , the country does manage to produce over 6.2 million gallons (236,000 hl ) of wine annually from 32,120 acres (13,000 ha) . Buoyed by its mineral wealth, the country is an enthusiastic consumer of wine but must import 80% of the