COUNTRY NAME

Republic of Kazakhstan

LOCATION

Central Asia

POPULATION

15,143,704 (July 2004 est.)

CAPITAL

Astana

GOVERNMENT

Republic

COUNTRY SIZE

Slightly less than four times the size of Texas

POP. GROWTH

0.26% (2004 est.)

LIFE EXPECTANCY

70.35 years

LITERACY RATE

98.4% (age 15 and over)

PER CAPITA GDP

$6,300 (2003 est.)

CURRENCY

Tenge (KZT)


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ETHNIC GROUPS

Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Uygur 1.4%, other 6.6% (1999 census)

RELIGIONS

Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%

LANGUAGES

Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)