Kazakhstan
- Official Name:
- Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
- Area:
- 2.717.300 Km 2
- Population (2007):
- 15.284.929 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km
- Capital:
- Astana
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities (qala, singular - qalasy); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)
- Language(s):
- Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64,4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
- Nationality:
- Kazakhstani(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-6. Note: Kazakhstan is divided into three time zones
- Member of:
- AsDB, CIS, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .kz
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Tenge (KZT) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD9.400 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 53.600.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 10,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 6,3%
- Industry: 41,1%
- Services: 52,7%
- Labor force:
- 7.834.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2002):
-
- Agriculture 20%
- Industry: 30%
- Services 50%
- Unemployment rate:
- 7,4% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 8,6% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 27% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD18.480.000.000
- Expenditures: USD18.090.000.000
- Public debt:
- 11% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 133.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 35.550.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Oil and oil products 58%, ferrous metals 24%, chemicals 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal (2001)
- Exports - Partners:
- Russia 12,4%, Germany 12%, China 11,2%, Italy 8,9%, France 8,6%, Romania 5,1%, US 4,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 22.000.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment 41%, metal products 28%, foodstuffs 8% (2001)
- Imports - partners:
- Russia 35,7%, China 21,3%, Germany 7,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 15.260.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 53.890.000.000 (2006)
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