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1.Kazakhstan is one of theindependent/ monarchy/ dependent states of the Commonwealth Independent States (the CIS).

2.According to active administrative and territorial division, Kazakhstan consists of 14/18/16 regions, and 112/223/110 districts.

3.The population of Kazakhstan now numbers 17/10/12 million people.

5.In December 1992/1991/2003, a new independent country-the Republic of Kazakhstan –joined the World community.

6.He became the first /the second/the third president of the Country in April 1990.

7.In 1957, the first satellite was short into space from the Semei/ Aktobe/ Baikonur space Centre, which lies in the vast step land of Kazakhstan.

8.The 16^th of December was celebrated as an Independence Day of Uzbekistan/ Turkmenistan/Kazakhstan.

9.The Republic of Kazakhstan is a member of twenty/ nine/ eleven international organizations.

10.The first president of Kazakhstan is N. A. Nazarbayev/ Abraham Lincoln/ B. M. Saparbaev/