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Where is Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
Asia
Region
Central Asia
Land borders
5: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Coast
None. Kazakhstan is landlocked.
Area
About 2.7 million km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern; Eastern
Capital city
51.17° N, 71.45° E

About Kazakhstan

Yuri Gagarin lifted off from Baikonur in 1961, and Russia still leases the site. The capital moved from Almaty to Astana in 1997; the city was renamed Nur-Sultan for a few years before reverting. Almaty takes its name from the word for apple, and wild Malus sieversii still grows in the Tian Shan foothills.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 2 on 5 September 2026 (#4), hardest clue first:

  1. The largest landlocked country on Earth, whose spaceport launched the first human into orbit.
  2. Its capital was moved north in 1997 to a planned city on the steppe.
  3. Apples are thought to have originated in the mountains near its largest city.
  4. Most of the Aral Sea's northern half lies within its borders.

Round 3 on 15 September 2026 (#14), hardest clue first:

  1. The largest landlocked country on Earth, whose spaceport launched the first human into orbit.
  2. Its capital was moved north in 1997 to a planned city on the steppe.
  3. Apples are thought to have originated in the mountains near its largest city.
  4. Most of the Aral Sea's northern half lies within its borders.

Round 4 on 22 September 2026 (#21), hardest clue first:

  1. The largest landlocked country on Earth, whose spaceport launched the first human into orbit.
  2. Its capital was moved north in 1997 to a planned city on the steppe.
  3. Apples are thought to have originated in the mountains near its largest city.
  4. Most of the Aral Sea's northern half lies within its borders.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Kazakhstan. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.