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Kazakhstan

We are researching Kazakhstan area information. The Republic of Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country located almost in Central Asia. We will feature information that seems good to know when expanding into Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan

Location

It borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. To the southwest lies the Caspian Sea.

Area

About 2.72 million km2

Capital (approximate population)

Astana (Nursultan)(1.08 million)

Business-related cities other than Astana (Nur-Sultan) (approximate population)

Almaty(1.85 million), Shymkent(1.01 million), Karaganda(Half a million), Aktobe(490,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 18.45 million people

Racial Composition

66% Kazakh, 21% Russian, 3% Uzbek, 2% Ukrainian, etc.

Language

Kazakh is the official and national language. Russian is a semi-official language

Religion

70.2% Muslim, 26.3% Christian, other 3.5%
- Nur-Astana Mosque
- Svyato-Uspenskiy kafedral'nyy sobor
- Hazret Sultan Mosque

Culture

The nomadic culture from ancient times is still alive, and it is influenced by the Islamic culture that has spread since the 8th century, and the Russian culture.
- The Bayterek Tower
- Astana Arena
- Khan Shatyr
- Palace of Peace & Reconciliation
- National Museum of Kazakhstan
- Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Dostyk Plaza
- Beatles Statue of Almaty
- Lake Balkhash
- Kaindy Lake
- Tamgaly Tas
- Aksu-Zhabagly state natural reserve

Education

Eight years of primary and secondary education are compulsory.
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
- L.N. GUMILYOV EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
- Nazarbayev University
- Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University
- S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University
- Kazakh National Medical University
- Satbayev University
- Karaganda Buketov University


- National library of Kazakhstan
- National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Overview of modern and contemporary history of Kazakhstan

1820- Direct rule by the Russian Empire
1837-47 uprising against Russia
1850- Mass settlement of Russian peasants
1916 suppression of anti-Russian rebellion
1917 outbreak of civil war
1920 Birth of the Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1925 Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic established
1936 Become the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
1940s Koreans, Crimean Tatars, Germans, etc. forced to relocate to Kazakhstan
1949 first nuclear test
1954-62 mass settlement of people (mainly Russians) from other countries of the USSR
1961 manned spacecraft launch
1986 Almaty case
1990 Declaration of republican national sovereignty
1991 Declare independence from the Soviet Union. Changed country name to Republic of Kazakhstan
1997 Changed capital from Almaty to Akmora
1997 Renamed the new capital to Astana. Constitutional amendment
2019 Renamed the capital to Nur-Sultan
2022 Changed the name of the capital from Nur-Sultan back to Astana

Politics

It is a single constitutional republic. The president is the commander-in-chief of the military and can veto laws passed by Congress. The Prime Minister presides over the Council of Ministers as Government Chunyang. The parliament is bicameral.
- Akorda
- Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan

GDP per capita

$9,686

Economy

It is an oil-producing country and boasts the largest and strongest economy in Central Asia.


Asia

People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia , Cambodia, Japan , Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan , Kuwait, Bahrain , Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, North Korea, East Timor, Brunei, Maldives

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