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The land that time forgot

Until Borat put it on the map. Few people know much about Kazakhstan, the world�s ninth-largest country. But Central Asia�s powerhouse has big plans, billions of barrels of oil and a young, population hungry for education and dance music. Elizabeth Mistry and Sunday Herald photographer Kirsty Anderson take a look at a little-known country gearing itself up for a big future

"THIS is number one bird in all Kazakhstan" says Musah the Berkutchi as he removes the leather cap from the head of the enormous golden eagle clinging to his arm.