 Kazakhstan
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
48 00 N, 68 00 E |
| Area |
total: 2,717,300 sq km land: 2,669,800 sq km water: 47,500 sq km |
| Climate |
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid |
| Terrain |
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
| Population |
15,284,929 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment 41%, metal products 28%, foodstuffs 8% (2001) |
| Exports |
oil and oil products 58%, ferrous metals 24%, chemicals 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal (2001) |
| Hazards |
earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty |
| Resources |
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
| Geography |
landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050 |
| Nationality |
noun: Kazakhstani(s) adjective: Kazakhstani |
| Capital |
name: Astana geographic coordinates: 51 10 N, 71 30 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Kazakhstan is divided into three time zones |
| Internet Country Code |
.kz |
| Internet Users |
400,000 (2005) |
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