Exploring Kazakhstan: A Quiz on Geography, Government, and History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

the extinct snakefly genus Proraphidia is known from fossils found in Spain, England, and Kazakhstan.

the Kapchagay Reservoir in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan, was responsible for reducing the water level of Lake Balkash by roughly 7 feet (2.2 metres) in depth.

the town of Sayram in Kazakhstan has earned the nickname "Little Uzbekistan" because of its large Uzbek population.

growing relations between Kazakhstan and People's Republic of China help China avert the establishment of U.S. military bases in Kazakhstan and harness its oil resources.

although presidents of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan have been requested to give technical advice about software patches in open-source computer operating systems, only the Ukrainian president did so.

Kazakh dissident Rashid Nugmanov's directorial debut, Igla, was one of the first films to break the taboo against talking about drug addiction in the former Soviet Union and initiated the "Kazakh New Wave" cinema movement.

Kazakhstan and Turkey have sought to promote closer bilateral relations and foster close ties between Turkic nations of Central Asia.

Kazakhstan-South Korea relations are strengthened by the presence of 100,000 Koryo-sarams in Kazakhstan.

fossil remains of the dinosaur species Aralosaurus were found in Kazakhstan after the Aral Sea started shrinking significantly.

Exploring Kazakhstan: A Quiz on Geography, Government, and History

1 Recently, several secondary schools, specialized schools, ________, gymnasiums, lyceums, linguistic and technical gymnasiums, have been founded.

2 Important rivers and lakes include: the ________, Ili River, Irtysh River, Ishim River, Ural River, Syr Darya, Charyn River and gorge, Lake Balkhash and Lake Zaysan.

3 What type of government does Kazakhstan have?

4 When was Kazakhstan established?

5 What time offset in UTC is Kazakhstan in during daylight savings?

6 Who of the following is/was the leader of Kazakhstan?

7 What is the area of Kazakhstan in square km?

8 Kazakhstan instituted an ambitious ________ reform program in 1998.

9 Kazakhstan sent 49 military engineers to ________ to assist the US post-invasion mission in Iraq.

10 What is the population of Kazakhstan?

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