Its capital was moved to its current location from Almaty in 1997, and its largest lake is Lake Balkhash.
The last Soviet republic to declare independence, this country's largest political party is the Nur Otan. The world's oldest space launch facility, Baikonur Cosmodrome, is located in this country north of the Syr Darya river. This country also contains the Soviet Union's primary nuclear test site at Semipalatinsk. Its capital was moved to its current location from Almaty in 1997, and its largest lake is Lake Balkhash. It has nearly 2000 kilometers of shoreline along the east side of the Caspian Sea, and it is bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. For 10 points, name this central Asian nation with capital at Astana, the world's largest land-locked country.
The last Soviet republic to declare independence, this country's largest political party is the Nur Otan.
Republic of {Kazakhstan}