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| Population: | 15,340,533 |
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| Languages: | Kazakh (state language), Russian (official) |
| Large Cities: | Astana (capital), Oskemen, Taraz, Pavlodar |
| Expected athletes: | 56 athletes (44 male, 12 female) |
| Location: | Asia |
Borders Russia to the north, China to the east and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea to the south... The second-largest former Soviet republic in area (behind Russia)... Split from the Soviet Union on December 16, 1991... The country has vast natural resources and a recent history of political stability giving it a larger economy than all other Central Asian states combined... The country is now working on developing a cohesive national identity and exporting its vast energy resources to world markets.
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Norwegian Tora Berger seized a historic medal for her country on Thursday morning: Norway's 100th Winter Olympics medal-and it was golden.
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Medal table
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| 1 |  | United States | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 |  | Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 |  | Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 |  | Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 |  | Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.
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