ASTANA
Astana
Astana, formerly known as Akmola until 1998, Tselinograd until 1992 and Akmolinsk until 1961), has been the capital of Kazakhstan since 1997, and is the country's second largest city with an officially estimated population of 780 000 as of February 14, 2013. It is located in the north portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Astana
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