Kazakhstan's Post-Soviet Struggle Explained
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In January 2016, the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev called a snap election in the face of numerous allegations of human rights abuses. His 27 year long reign has been recently hampered falling oil prices and economic instability. But Kazakhstan has never held a free and fair election, and was one of the last countries to see independence following the fall of the Soviet Union. So, we wanted to know, just how powerful is Kazakhstan? Well, geographically, Kazakhstan is huge. At one million square miles, the country is roughly the size of Western Europe. But despite its size, Kazakhstan has a relatively small population of around 18 million, making it the 61st most populated country in the world. The population is also majority Muslim, and is actually the northernmost muslim maj...
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In January 2016, the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev called a snap election in the face of numerous allegations of human rights abuses. His 27 year long reign has been recently hampered falling oil prices and economic instability. But Kazakhstan has never held a free and fair election, and was one of the last countries to see independence following the fall of the Soviet Union. So, we wanted to know, just how powerful is Kazakhstan? Well, geographically, Kazakhstan is huge. At one million square miles, the country is roughly the size of Western Europe. But despite its size, Kazakhstan has a relatively small population of around 18 million, making it the 61st most populated country in the world. The population is also majority Muslim, and is actually the northernmost muslim maj...
