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Kazakhstan - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
15,284,929 (July 2007 est.)total population: 67.22 years
male: 61.9 years
female: 72.84 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Tatar 1.7%, Uygur 1.4%, other 4.9% (1999 census)Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
LanguagesLiteracy
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch Astana
IndependanceNational day
16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
ConstitutionLegal system
first post-independence constitution adopted 28 January 1993; new constitution adopted by national referendum 30 August 1995based on civil law system


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$52.6 billion (2006 est.)8.5% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$9,100 (2006 est.)7.4% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
19% (2004 est.)8.6% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$35.55 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$15.26 billion (2006 est.)tenge (KZT)
Military expenditures
0.9% (Ministry of Defense expenditures) (FY02)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe 2,717,300 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiaridmajor deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
4.955 million (2005).kz
Internet hostsInternet users
21,187 (2006)400,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
150 (2006)13,700 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
90,018 km condensate 658 km; gas 11,019 km; oil 10,338 km; refined products 1,095 km (2006)