Kazakhstan

• Full name: Republic of Kazakhstan
• Population: 16.4 million (2012)
• Capital: Astana
• Largest city: Almaty
• Area: 2.7 million sq km (1 million sq miles)
• Major languages: Kazakh, Russian
• Major religions: Islam, Christianity
• Life expectancy: 62 years (men), 73 years (women)
• Monetary unit: 1 Kazakh tenge = 100 tiyn
• Main exports: Oil, uranium, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery, chemicals, grain, wool, meat, coal
• GNI per capita: US $8,620 (2011)
• Internet domain: .kz

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