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'''Kazakhstan''', officially the '''Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic''' (abbreviated as "KSSR" or "Kazakh SSR") is a republic of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]. It is the second largest republic by land area, with an area of 2.7 million square kilometres. Kazakhstan is home to the largest Russian diaspora in the Soviet Union behind Ukraine with a population of 7.075 million Russians, accounting for 31.8% of the total population. It borders [[Russian SFSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Russia]] to the north, the {{wp|Caspian Sea}} to the west, [[Turkmen SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Turkmenia]] to the southwest, [[Uzbek SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Uzbekistan]] to the south, and [[Kirghiz SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Kirghizia]] to the southeast. It is one of the union's two {{wp|Transcontinental country|transcontinental countries}}, due to its ownership of land west of the {{wp|Ural mountains}} and {{wp|Ural (river)}}, both widely considered to be a border between the continents of {{wp|Europe}} and {{wp|Asia}}. Kazakhstan is home to the {{wp|Baikonur Cosmodrome}}, the primary {{wp|spaceport}} of the Soviet Union which launched both {{wp|Sputnik 1}} and {{wp|Vostok 1}}. | '''Kazakhstan''', officially the '''Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic''' (abbreviated as "KSSR" or "Kazakh SSR") is a republic of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]. It is the second largest republic by land area, with an area of 2.7 million square kilometres. Kazakhstan is home to the largest Russian diaspora in the Soviet Union behind Ukraine with a population of 7.075 million Russians, accounting for 31.8% of the total population. It borders [[Russian SFSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Russia]] to the north, the {{wp|Caspian Sea}} to the west, [[Turkmen SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Turkmenia]] to the southwest, [[Uzbek SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Uzbekistan]] to the south, and [[Kirghiz SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Kirghizia]] to the southeast. It is one of the union's two {{wp|Transcontinental country|transcontinental countries}}, due to its ownership of land west of the {{wp|Ural mountains}} and {{wp|Ural (river)}}, both widely considered to be a border between the continents of {{wp|Europe}} and {{wp|Asia}}. Kazakhstan is home to the {{wp|Baikonur Cosmodrome}}, the primary {{wp|spaceport}} of the Soviet Union which launched both {{wp|Sputnik 1}} and {{wp|Vostok 1}}. | ||
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Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Motto: "Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер!" | |
Anthem: State Anthem of the Kazakh SSR | |
Capital and largest city | Alma-Ata |
Official languages | |
Religion | Secularism (de-jure) State atheism (de-facto) |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party soviet socialist republic |
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WIP | |
Legislature | Supreme Soviet |
Union Republic of the Soviet Union (1936 - ) | |
Area | |
• Total | 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 census | 22,246,104 |
• Density | 8.16/km2 (21.1/sq mi) |
Currency | Soviet Ruble (SUR) |
Date format | CE, mm dd yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +7 |
ISO 3166 code | KZ |
Internet TLD | .su |
Kazakhstan, officially the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (abbreviated as "KSSR" or "Kazakh SSR") is a republic of the Soviet Union. It is the second largest republic by land area, with an area of 2.7 million square kilometres. Kazakhstan is home to the largest Russian diaspora in the Soviet Union behind Ukraine with a population of 7.075 million Russians, accounting for 31.8% of the total population. It borders Russia to the north, the Caspian Sea to the west, Turkmenia to the southwest, Uzbekistan to the south, and Kirghizia to the southeast. It is one of the union's two transcontinental countries, due to its ownership of land west of the Ural mountains and Ural (river), both widely considered to be a border between the continents of Europe and Asia. Kazakhstan is home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the primary spaceport of the Soviet Union which launched both Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1.