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