Country Profile
Kazakhstan
Area: 2,717,300 sq km
Population: 15.3 million
Capital City: Astana
Language: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language), Russian (official, used in everyday business)
Currency: Tenge
Government: Republic, authoritarian presidential rule
GDP per head: $10,400
Annual Growth: 8.7%
Dialling Code: +7
Internet Country Code: .kz
Internet Users: 1.247 million
Television Broadcast Stations: 12 (plus 9 repeaters)
Mobile Users: 7.83 million
Source: CIA The World Fact book (www.cia.gov)
KAZAKHSTAN
Learnings of Glorious Nation
(21 November 2007)
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