| 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 |
16,733,227 (July 2000 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 |
57.73 male, 68.93 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Kazakhstani tenge = 100 tiyn |
| GDP (per capita) |
$3,200 (1999 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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