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Kazakhstan

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Capital: Astana

Population

Total Population (million): 15.48
Annual growth rate: 1.06%
Density: 6 inhab./km²
Urban population: 57.56%
Population of principal cities: Almaty (1175208); Symkent (513110); Astana (510533); Qaragandy (428867); Taraz (327911); Oskemen (294507)
Ethnic Origins:
Official Language: Kazakh
Other languages spoken:
Business language: Russian
Religion: Sunni Muslims 45.6%, Christian orthodox 44.2%, Protestants 1.9%, Shiite Muslims 1.4%, Others 6.9%.
Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Astana

Exchange rate on :


Country overview

Area: 2,724,900 km²
Type of State: Republic based on parliamentary democracy but with an authoritarian presidential rule.
Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Land-locked Developing Country
The economy is based essentially on petroleum exports.
HID*: 0.794
HDI (world rank): 73/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.


Weather in Aqmola
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Low: 1°  |  High: 8°

Humidity: 65%  |  Wind: 1 km/h
Sunrise: 8:12 am  |  Sunset: 5:43 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Kazakhstan, dial 810
To call in Kazakhstan, dial 7
Internet suffix: .kz
Computers: 0.0
Telephone lines: 0.0
Internet users: 0.0
Access to electricity: n.c.

Indicator of economic freedom

Score:
60.5/100
Position:
Moderatly free
World Rank:
76 out of 157
Regional Rank:
13 out of 30

Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation

 

Country risk

See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.

 

Indicator of political freedom

Political freedom:
6/7
Civil liberties:
5/7
Ranking:
Not Free

Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House

 

Indicator of freedom of the press

World Rank:
125/169
Evolution:
3 places up compared to 2006

Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders

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