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Republic of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасы
Qazaqstan Respublïkası
Республика Казахстан
Respublika Kazakhstan
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Anthem: Менің Қазақстаным
(Meniñ Qazaqstanım(transcription))
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"My Kazakhstan"
CapitalAstana
51°10′N71°25′E / 51.167°N 71.417°E / 51.167; 71.417
Largest cityAlmaty
Official language(s)Kazakh(national/1st official language)
Russian(2nd official language)
Ethnic groups (2009 census)
63.1% Kazakh
23.7% Russian
2.9% Uzbek
2.1% Ukrainian
1.4% Uyghur
1.3% Tatar
1.1% German
4.5% Other
[1]
DemonymKazakhstani[2]
GovernmentPresidential republic
 - PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
 - Prime MinisterKarim Massimov
LegislatureParliament
 - Upper houseSenate
 - Lower houseMazhilis
Independencefrom the Soviet Union 
 - Kazakh Khanate1465 
 - Alash AutonomyDecember 13, 1917 
 - Kazakh SSRDecember 5, 1936 
 - DeclaredDecember 16, 1991 
 - FinalizedDecember 25, 1991 
Area
 - Total2,724,900 km2 (9th)
1,052,085 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.7
Population
 - 2011 estimate16,600,000[1] (62nd)
 - 2009 census16,004,800[1] 
 - Density5.94/km2 (224th)
15.39/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
 - Total$216.785 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$13,001[3] 
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
 - Total$178.312 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$10,694[3] 
Gini (2008)28.8[4] (low) 
HDI (2011)increase 0.745[5] (high) (68th)
CurrencyTenge (₸) (KZT)
Time zoneWest/East (UTC+5/6)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeKZ
Internet TLD.kz, .қаз
Calling code+7-6xx, +7-7xx

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012

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