Kazakhstan is a country in central Asia, with Russia to the north and China to the east. It is huge — one of the largest countries on earth — and much of it is open grassland.

Kazakhstan哈薩克 is a country in central Asia是中亞的一個國家 with Russia to the north and China to the east北邊是俄羅斯、東邊是中國。It is huge它非常大 — one of the largest countries on earth是地球上數一數二大的國家 — and much of it is open grassland大部分是開闊的草原

It was part of the Soviet Union and became an independent country in 1991. Kazakhs give the country its name; Russian is also widely used.

It was part of the Soviet Union它曾經是蘇聯的一部分 and became an independent country in 1991在1991年成為獨立國家。Kazakhs哈薩克人 give the country its name是這個國家名字的由來; Russian俄語 is also widely used也廣泛使用

The capital is Astana. For a few years the city was renamed Nur-Sultan, then the name Astana came back, so older books and some dictionary lines still just say Astana, which is right again now.

The capital is Astana首都是阿斯塔納。For a few years有幾年時間 the city was renamed Nur-Sultan這座城市改名叫努爾蘇丹 then the name Astana came back後來又改回阿斯塔納這個名字 so older books and some dictionary lines still just say Astana所以比較舊的書和一些字典條目仍然只寫阿斯塔納 which is right again now而這現在又是對的了

A 2014 count put the population at about 18 million; it has grown since then.

A 2014 count 2014年的統計 put the population at about 18 million把人口列為大約1800萬; it has grown since then之後人口又增加了

In English the stress usually falls near the end: kaza-STAN. It is the normal country name, used in news and in class, not a special or poetic word.

In English在英文裡 the stress usually falls near the end重音通常落在後面: kaza-STAN唸成kaza-STAN。It is the normal country name這是正常的國名 used in news and in class用在新聞和課堂上 not a special or poetic word不是什麼特別或詩意的字