Capital:
Astana
Geografic Situation:
East of the Ural river Kazakhstan is in Asia, to the west, Europe
Area:
2,717,300 sq km/1,049,150 sq ml
Language:
Kazakh, Russian
Currency:
Tenge
Population:
16,763,795
Life expectancy:
67 (men), 75 (women)
Literacy rate:
97.5%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Steppes (semiarid grass covered plains), Caspian and Aral seas, natural gas and oil deposits in the Caspian Sea
Exports:
Ferrous and non - ferrous metals, mineral products (including petroleum and petroleum products), chemicals
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