Territorial change

Kazakhstan → China (cession)

1998 · Kazakhstan

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When
1998
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Kazakhstan
Coordinates
49.05° N, 68.69° E
Process
cession
Type
Cession (part yielded to other entity)
Area km2
470
Gaining
China

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Kazakhstan

Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, and it has a coastline along the Caspian Sea.

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