Country Facts

• Full name: Republic of Kazakhstan
• Population: 15.6 million (UN, 2009)
• Capital: Astana
• Largest city: Almaty
• Area: 2.7 million sq km (1 million sq miles)
• Major languages: Kazakh, Russian
• Major religions: Islam, Christianity
• Life expectancy: 59 years (men), 71 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Kazakh tenge = 100 tiyn
• Main exports: Oil, uranium, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery, chemicals, grain, wool, meat, coal
• GNI per capita: US $6,140 (World Bank, 2008)
• Internet domain: .kz
• International dialling code: +7

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