question: Kazakhstan (, ; , "Qazaqstan", ; , "Kazakhstan"), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan (, "Qazaqstan Respwblikas"; , "Respublika Kazakhstan"), is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of . Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources.

Kazakhstan is officially a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. Kazakhstan has an estimated 18 million people . Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per sq. mi.). The capital is Astana, where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty, the country's largest city.

The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by Turkic nomads who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states such as Turkic Khaganate and etc. In the 13th century, the territory joined the Mongolian Empire under Genghis Khan. By the 16th century, the Kazakh emerged as a distinct group, divided into three "juz" (ancestor branches occupying specific territories). The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century, and by the mid-19th century, they nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, and subsequent civil war, the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganised several times. In 1936, it was made the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, part of the Soviet Union.
1. Does Kazakhstan border an ocean?
2. Is it the biggest country in the world?
3. How many are bigger?
4. How many landlocked countries are bigger?
5. Does the country border any water at all?
6. What body of water?
7. What kind of nomads used to live in Kazakhstan?
8. What states did they descend from?
9. Who ruled the Mongolian Empire?
10. Did Kazakhstan join it?
11. When?
12. True or False: The area was once part of the USSR.
13. When did this begin?
14. What was it called then?
15. Is the terrain of the country varied?
16. What is one type of terrain included?
17. And another?
18. Is rainforest included?
19. What about desert?
20. How many people live in the country?
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answer: 1. no
2. no
3. eight
4. none
5. yes
6. Caspian Sea.
7. Turkic
8. Turkic
9. Genghis Khan
10. yes
11. 13th century,
12. True
13. 1936
14. Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
15. yes
16. flatlands
17. steppe
18. no
19. yes
20. estimated 18 million

(CNN) -- Members of the international community have reacted to the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran and the oppostion protests which have accompanied the result.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pictured at a rally held in Tehran Sunday to celebrate his re-election as Iranian president.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement Saturday: "We are monitoring the situation as it unfolds in Iran but we, like the rest of the world, are waiting and watching to see what the Iranian people decide.

"The United States has refrained from commenting on the election in Iran. We obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the Iranian people." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Saturday the administration was "impressed by the vigorous debate and enthusiasm that this election generated, particularly among young Iranians."

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, commenting on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, said: "I have doubts, but withhold comment." He added that the Iranian government had suppressed crowds and limited free speech, which raised questions. He also said that the strong showing by Ahmadinejad was "unlikely," based on pre-election analysis. Gallery: Emotions run high after election "

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman said in a statement that "the problem which Iran poses for the international community is not personal in nature, but derives from its policy.

"In any case, in light of Tehran's ongoing policy, and even more so after Ahmadinejad's re-election, the international community must continue to act uncompromisingly to prevent the nuclearization of Iran, and to halt its activity in support of terror organizations and undermining stability in the Middle East. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the US Secretary of state?
2. Who was re-elected in Iran?
3. What is his last name?
4. To what position?
5. Were the protests limited to Iran?
6. Where was Mahmoud at a rally?
7. When was it?
8. What was the purpose of the rally?
9. What did Biden have to say?
10. What did the government of Iran do that was questionable?
11. Anything else?
12. Who was the White House spokesperson?
13. When did he make a statement?
14. Who was the Israel minister of foreign affairs?
15. Did he say the issue is personal?
16. Where does it come from?
Answer: 1. Hillary
2. Mahmoud
3. Ahmadinejad
4. president
5. no
6. Tehran
7. Sunday
8. celebrate
9. must continue to act uncompromisingly
10. suppressed crowds
11. limited free speech
12. Robert Gibbs
13. Saturday
14. Avigdor Liberman
15. no
16. policy

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman, a Hispanic Neighborhood Watch volunteer at the Retreat at Twin Lakes housing complex in Sanford, Florida, shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American 17-year-old.

Initially, Zimmerman was not arrested, and no charges were brought against him. Rallies, protests and a media firestorm followed, even eliciting a comment from President Obama that "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."

The Rev. Al Sharpton came to Sanford and admonished residents that they were "risking going down as the Birmingham and Selma of the 21st century" if nothing was done.

Benjamin Crump, one of the attorneys representing Martin's parents and an instrumental advocate for bringing charges against Zimmerman after they were initially declined, maintains that the case is about civil rights.

Whether the killing turns out to have been racially motivated, responded to in self-defense, the act of a resident concerned about the safety of his neighborhood or the act of a trigger-happy cop wannabe, race is an inescapable issue.

In 2012: Did politics drive prosecution in Trayvon Martin case?

Sanford is the county seat of Seminole County, Florida. Although it experienced explosive growth during the economic boom and has several large, modern upscale subdivisions, it remains relatively poor.

With approximately 54,000 residents, it has a per capita income of only about $21,000, with about 18.5% of the city below the poverty line, according to the 2010 census. It is approximately 30% African-American and 20% Hispanic. It has a documented history of racial tensions between its police and its black residents. 1. Where is Sanford?
2. Which county is it the seat of?
3. Is this a rich or poor area?
4. What is the statistic on income?
5. How much of the population lives in poverty?
6. Does Zimmerman live there?
7. Where?
8. Who did he shoot?
9. How did that turn out for Martin?
10. How old was he?
11. Do his parents have a lawyer?
12. Who?
13. What is he trying to convince police to do?
14. What does he say this case is about?
numbered_answers:
1. Florida
2. Seminole County
3. poor
4. a per capita of about $21,000
5. 18.5%
6. Yes
7. Twin Lakes housing complex
8. Trayvon Martin
9. killed
10. 17
11. Yes
12. Benjamin Crump
13. bringing charges against Zimmerman
14. civil rights