2 Read the text about unique Kazakhstan. Then work in pairs and decide which fact or facts you find the most amazing.
At 2,724,900 km², Kazakhstan is the world's largest
landlocked country, larger than all of Western Europe.
The Kazakh Steppe is the biggest of its kind in
the world, occupying a third of the country.
Kazakhstan boasts the world's largest chimney.
The chimney of the Power Station in Ekibastuz
is 419.7 m high, which is taller than the Eiffel Tower
in Paris!
Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan is one of the largest lakes
in the world. One part of the lake contains
fresh water, and the other is made up of salt water.
The Medeu Sports Centre, located near Almaty,
Kazakhstan, boasts the highest skating rinkin
the world at 1,690 m above sea level.
• The gray monitor lizard, the world's largest lizard,
is found only in the Kyzylkum Desert.
The border between Russia and Kazakhstan is
the longest continuous land border in the world
- 7,512.8 km.​

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