Kazakhstan

geographical name

Ka·​zakh·​stan ˌka-(ˌ)zak-ˈstan 

ˌkä-(ˌ)zäk-ˈstän,

 also  kə-

variants or less commonly Kazakstan

country in northwest central Asia extending from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains and containing Lake Balkhash and parts of the Aral Sea; a constituent republic of the Soviet Union 1936–91; capital Astana area 1,052,090 square miles (2,724,900 square kilometers), population 18,745,000