Kazakhstan is a country that many people know little about, but it has a lot to offer. It is the ninth largest country in the world and the biggest one without a coastline. Stretching across Central Asia, it shares borders with Russia to the north and northwest, China to the east, and Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to the south. It once bordered the Aral Sea, which has mostly dried up due to environmental damage, and the Caspian Sea lies to its southwest. The name