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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

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, a country in Central Asia that was once a part of the Soviet Union. It is bounded on the west and north by Russia; on the east by the Chinese province of Xinjiang; and on the south by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

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History of Kazakhstan

In ancient times, the area of modern Kazakhstan was inhabited by Turkic nomads. The Kazakhs did not emerge as a distinct people until the 15th century, when the Kazakh khanate was formed.

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