Country | Kazakhstan |
Continent | Europe and Asia (Eurasia) |
Location | 48.01960 N, 66.92370 E |
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Area | 2,724,900 km² |
Neighboring Countries | Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Azerbaijan Georgia Armenia Kuwait Syria Mongolia Bahrain Moldova Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman |
Time Zone | West/East (UTC +5/ +6) |
Population | 18.102 million (2017) |
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Independence Day | December 16th, 1991 |
President of Kazakhstan | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
National Anthem | ‘’Mening Qazaqstanym (My Kazakhstan)’’ |
National Bird | Golden Eagle |
National Flower | Lily |
National Dish | Besbarmak |
National Drink | Kazakh tea |
National Mosque | Nur-Astana Mosque |
Cereals Produce Mainly | Barley Cereals Wheat |
National Poet | Abai Qunanbaiuly |
National Sport | Football |
National Language | Kazakh Russian |
Seasons | Autumn Season Spring Season |
Prestigious Awards of Kazakhstan | Military Awards – Order of the Golden Eagle, Hero of Kazakhstan, Hero of Labour of Kazakhstan Cinema Award – Eurasia Intl. Film Festival |
Traditional Dress | For Women’s Kunikey Koilek Takiya Borik Saukele For Men’s Kalpak Borik and Tymak Shapan Zheyde Bashlyk |
Religions | Islam (70.20%) Christianity (26.32%) Other Religions (0.14%) Not Religious (2.87%) NA (0.51%) |
Average Marriage age in Kazakhstan | 26.9 years for men and 23.5 years for women |
Capital | Astana (510 10’N 71026’E) |
Number of Regions | 14 Regions |
Largest Region | South Kazakhstan Region |
Smallest Region | Baikonur Region |
Number of Cities | 111 Cities |
Largest City | Almaty |
Smallest City | Zhaqsy |
Literacy rate | 99.8% (males) 99.8% (females) |
Type of Government | Republic Presidential System Unitary State |
GDP | PPP – $460 billion (2017) Nominal – $225.619 billion (2017) |
GDP per capita | $25,669 (2017) |
Total Number of Kazakhstan Army | 8,500,000 (Manpower) |
Currency | Tenge (₸) (KZT) |
Calling Code | +7-6xx, +7-7xx |
Internet TLD | .kz .қаз |
ISO 3166 code | KZ |
Festivals | Navroz Festival Chabana Festival Khan Tengri Mountain Festival Kazakhstan Golf Open Astana International Contest of Kazakh Song |
Historic Sites | Atameken Ethno-Memorial Complex Tamgaly Gorge Eternal Flame Maral Ishan Mosque Necropolis Kenty-Baba Arystan Bab Mausoleum Space Station Orbita Begazy Necropolis Mausoleum Dautbeka Mausoleum of Taxane Mausoleum of Alash-khan Juchi-khan Mausoleum Mausoleum of Agybay Batyr |
Protected Areas | 15 National Parks 5 Nature Reserves 3 Biosphere Reserves |
Longest River | Irtysh River |
Longest Bridge | Ramstore Bridge |
Largest Lake | Balkhash Lake |
Largest Desert | Kyzylkum Desert |
Highest Mountain | Khan Tengri |
Biggest Dam | Chardara Dam |
Biggest Waterfall | Kock-Kol Waterfall |
Biggest Airport | Almaty International Airport |
Total Number of Airport | 26 Airports |
Total Number of Universities | 82 Universities |
Tallest Building | Esentai Tower |
Richest person of Kazakhstan | Bulat Utemuratov |
Best places to visit in Kazakhstan | Semipalatinsk Mangystau Region Taraz Baikonur Cosmodrome Astana Medeo Almaty |
Official Website | http://www.government.kz/en/ |
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