Why in the news?

• Kazakhstan set to join Abraham Accords as per US officials.

Kazakhstan

• Location: It is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia.
• Capital: Astana
• Border Countries: Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
• Bordering Waterbodies: Caspian Sea
• Geographical Features
  • Part of steppe grasslands.
  • Part of Altay Mountains
  • Kazakhstan has an “extreme” continental and cold steppe climate
• International Grouping
  • SCO
  • OIC
  • CSTO