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Kazakhstan
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General Information
| Full name: | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Capital City: | Astana |
| Population | 17.04 million (2013) |
| Area | 2.725 million km² |
| Borders | China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. |
| Language: | Kazakh, Russian (official) |
| Currency: | Tenge (T) |
| Country Code | +7 |
| Time Zone | UTC+05:00 — western Kazakhstan UTC+06:00 — eastern Kazakhstan |
| Newspaper: | The Almaty Herald, Ak Zhayk, Asian Express |
| Places to Visit: | Astana, Zailiysky Alatau, Almatinsky Nature Reserve, Köl-Say Lakes, Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum. |
| Climate | Sharply continental |
| Religion | Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Protestant |
Trade Facts
In 2014, Kazakhstan exported $68.3B and imported $42.2B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $26.1B. In 2014 the GDP of Kazakhstan was $217B and its GDP per capita was $24.2k.
The top exports of Kazakhstan are:
Crude Petroleum ($39.7B),Refined Petroleum ($3.6B), Petroleum Gas ($3.51B), Radioactive Chemicals ($2.26B) and Refined Copper ($1.99B.
The top export destinations of Kazakhstan are:
China ($9.9B), the Netherlands ($6.84B), Russia ($6.68B), France ($4.94B) and Italy $4.24B).
Its top imports are:
Cars ($2.32B), Refined Petroleum ($1.49B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.1B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft($842M) and Computers ($682M).
The top import origins are:
Russia ($13.8B), China ($7.8B), Germany ($2.32B), the United States ($1.9B) and France ($1.12B).
Educational Institutes
KARAGANDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Address: Universitetskaja Ul.28, 470074 Karaganda, Kazakhstan
http://www.ksu.kz/eng
KAZAKH NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY
Address: (327) 2 - 926901
http://www2.kimep.kz/
KAZAKH NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Address: 22 Satbaev Street, 050013, Almaty City, Republic of Kazakhstan
http://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/un/kaz/ka014.htm - 36k
KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AL-FARABI
Address: Al Farabi Avenue 71, 480121 Almaty, Kazakhstan
http://www.kazsu.kz/english.aspx
PAVLODAR STATE UNIVERSITY
Address: stanUl. Lamonova 64, 637003 Pavlodar, Kazakh
http://psu.kz
UNIVERSITY of CENTRAL ASIA
Address: Tekeli, Kazakhstan Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic Khorog, Tajikistan
http://www.ucentralasia.org
Places to See!
Astana
Kolsai Lakes
Charyn Canyon Almaty