Geography of Kazakhstan devoted to the problem of the Aral Sea alone), but few practical programs have gone into operation. In 1994 the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency agreed to give Kazakhstan $62 million to help the country overcome ecological problems. Geography of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia and Eastern Europe at . With an area of about 2,724,800 square kilometers, Kazakhstan is more than twice the combined size of the other four Central Asian states and 60% larger than Alaska. The country borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan to the south; Russia
Uzbekistan national football team "Turonliklar / Туронликлар"; Russian "Туранцы / Turantsi"), because the current country of Uzbekistan is located in the center of this ancient region Turan, and all the ancient and major cities of this region are located in this country, and therefore Uzbekistan is considered by some to be the successor of the Turan. The main rivals of the Uzbekistan national football team are the Central Asian countries, especially the national teams of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. Matches between Central Asian countries have always aroused great interest among Central Asian fans. Football is one of the instruments of rivalry between the