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Kazachstan,
Kazakhstan, Republika Kazachstanu, Republic of Kazakhstan
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| Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Independence has caused many of these newcomers to emigrate. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; and continuing to strengthen relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers. | |
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1. Dependency status: NA 2. Government type: republic 3. Location: Central Asia, northwest of China 4. Border Countries: China 1,533 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,051 km, Russia 6,846 km, Turkmenistan 379 km, Uzbekistan 2,203 km 5. Climate: continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid 6.
Terrain:
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains
in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia 7. Area: 2,717,300 km2 8. Capital: Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 9. Administrative divisions: 14 oblystar (singular - oblysy) and 3 cities (qala, singular - qalasy)*; Almaty, Almaty*, Aqmola (Astana), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau; formerly Shevchenko), Ongtustik Qazaqstan (Shymkent), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan (Oskemen; formerly Ust'-Kamenogorsk), Soltustik Qazaqstan (Petropavl), Zhambyl (Taraz; formerly Dzhambul) 10. Population: 16,731,303 ((July 2001 est.) 11. Languages: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66% 12. Religions: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% 13. Currency: tenge (KZT) 14. Original language tekst: NA |
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