KAZAKHSTANKAZAKHSTANis the ninth largest country of the world,is the ninth largest country of the world,is the motherland of nomadic peopleis the motherland of nomadic people
Area: 2.725.000 sq.kmArea: 2.725.000 sq.km
The North Capital: Astana (319 000)The North Capital: Astana (319 000)The South Capital: Almaty (1 129 000)The South Capital: Almaty (1 129 000)
Location:Location: in the center of the in the center of the Eurasia continent.Eurasia continent.Kazakhstan borders Russia, China, Kazakhstan borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
Climate:Climate: extreme continental extreme continental
Landscape and Relief
The country's landscape varies enormously from the mountains and glaciers of the ridges of the Tien-Shan range (12 %) to steppe (26 %), semi-desert (14 %), desert (44 %) and forest (4 %).
The highest point in Kazakhstan is 7,010 m above sea level (the Khan-Tengri peak) .
The lowest point is the west of the country ,132 m below sea level
)the Karagie depression, east of the Caspian Sea.(
Population: 15,000,000Population per sq. km: 5,5
45% are Kazakhs35% are Russians,
20% are Ukraines, Germans, Tatars, Uzbeks, etc.There are over 100 nationalities in Kazakhstan.
Language: The state language is Kazakh, belongs to the Turk language group. In practice, Russian is used as a second official language and as the language of inter-ethnic communication.
Religion: Kazahstan is a secular stateSunni muslims (47%) ,
Russian Orthodox (44%)Buddism and Judaism 9% .
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Population below poverty line: 38%
Unemployment rate: 8,8%
Medium age: 28 years
Population growth rate: 0,26%
Total fertility rate: 1,9 children
born/woman
Head of State: President Nazarbayev
GDP: US$105,5 billion GDP real growth rate: 9,2%GDP per capita: US$ 3,400
GDP composition by sectors :• agriculture: 7,7% • industry: 37,5%• services: 54,6%
Currency: tenge (0,0077 US$)Inflation: 10%
Major Industries: oil, coal, iron ore, etc.Agriculture: wheat, cotton, wool, livestock
