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Assist International in Kazakhstan:
Kazakhstan's economy grew by 8.5% in 2006. Kazakhstan has identified a number of major ecological problems within its borders--desiccation of the Aral Sea, protection of the fragile Caspian ecosystem, remediation of the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing range, cleanup of the Baykonur launching facility, extremely polluted cities, desertification, and development of mechanisms for regional transboundary water management.
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Area: 1.05 million sq. mi.; ninth-largest nation in the world; the size of Western Europe
Capital: Astana (capital, June 1998), Almaty (former capital).
Population: 15.2 million--down from 16.2 million in 1989
Government: Republic
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