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Kazakhstan Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Kazakhstan
Capital	Astana
Total Area	1,049,155.40 sq mi 2,717,300.00 sq km (slightly less than four times the size of Texas)
Population	16,731,303 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	21,027,453
Languages	Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66%
Literacy	98.0% total, 99.0% male, 96% female (1989 est.)
Religions	Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Life Expectancy	57.87 male, 68.97 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Kazakhstani tenge = 100 tiyn
GDP (per capita)	$5,000 (2000 est.)
Industry	oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron and steel, nonferrous metal, tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials
Agriculture	grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; wool, livestock
Arable Land	12%
Natural Resources	major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium