| Full name: | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Capital City: | Astana |
| Population | 17.04 million (2013) |
| Area | 2,717,300 sq km |
| Borders | China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. |
| Language: | Kazakh, Russian |
| Currency: | Tenge (1$=330T Oct 16) |
| 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, K?l-Say Lakes, Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum. |
| Climate | Sharply continental |
| Religion | Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Lutheran |
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).
For further information:
The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic Kazakhstan "Atameken"
Almaty Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan
British Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the USA
[12th June 2019]
Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has been inaugurated as Kazakhstan's new president following an election that was marred by what international observers called "widespread voting irregularities" and the arrest of hundreds of peaceful protesters. [Details...]
[28th March 2019]
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev voluntarily and unexpectedly stepped down on March 19, after almost 30 years in power and five victories in elections that have been widely criticised as non-free and unfair. [Details...]
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KARAGANDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Address: Universitetskaja Ul.28, 470074 Karaganda, Kazakhstan
https://www.ksu.kz/eng
KAZAKH NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY
Address: (327) 2 - 926901
https://www2.kimep.kz/
KAZAKH NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Address: 22 Satbaev Street, 050013, Almaty City, Republic of Kazakhstan
https://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/un/kaz/ka014.htm - 36k
KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AL-FARABI
Address: Al Farabi Avenue 71, 480121 Almaty, Kazakhstan
https://www.kazsu.kz/english.aspx
PAVLODAR STATE UNIVERSITY
Address: stanUl. Lamonova 64, 637003 Pavlodar, Kazakh
https://psu.kz
UNIVERSITY of CENTRAL ASIA
Address: Tekeli, Kazakhstan Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic Khorog, Tajikistan
https://www.ucentralasia.org
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