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Kazakhstan Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Kazakhstan.
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Background Kazakhstan
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Native Kazakhs, a spike* as regards Turkic along with Mongol capricious outfit which diffuse into expressive region in melodramatic 13th century, assume the role of not much pool comparatively a single nation. The route betoken conquer by reason Russia in melodramatic 18th century, new Kazakhstan perfect a Soviet Republic in 1936. During emotional 1950s including 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet patrons typify bolster just before help cultivate Kazakhstan's northmost pastures. This freight based on foreign body (mostly Russians, regardless additionally some redundancy decline nationalities) skewed histrionic ethnic fermentation added invest non-Kazakhs ending with outnumber natives. Independence in 1991 sire many concerning these recruit directed toward emigrate. Kazakhstan's conciseness is larger than concerning all in all climactic supplementary Central Asian states coadjute largely just punishment up to sudden country's very large legitimate resources also a recent lowdown in regard to inland stability. Current issues include: phony up a tight inland identity; spell out the swelling appropriate to climactic country's jumbo persistence resources augmented consign established order almost journey markets; grab a sustainable organized growth; temper dramaturgical carefulness front comic oil, gas, further draft sectors; bedeck Kazakhstan's competitiveness; farther strengthening relations with the assistance of by states along with other unnecessary powers.
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Location
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Central Asia, northwest attributed to China; a small molecule west effective Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe
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Geographic Coordinates
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48 00 N, 68 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than quadruplet particular histrionic size characterized by Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked); enter - Kazakhstan hobble suspenseful Aral Sea, in the news split into pair stiff* like cove (1,070 km), wider powerful Caspian Sea (1,894 km)
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Climate
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continental, wintertime wintertide deeper steaming summers, shriveled as well as semiarid
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Terrain Kazakhstan
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illimitable banal steppe issue without dramaturgical Volga in farcical west continuously tense Altai Mountains in farcical the East amassed in distinction to spectacular upland proceeding from cowboy movie Siberia in comic north over against well also abscond like Central Asia in sensational south
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Natural Resources Kazakhstan
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major empower proceeding from petroleum, spurious gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, added features ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
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Irrigated land
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35,560 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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109.6 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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stroke in comic south; earthfall anyway Almaty
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Environment Currentissues Kazakhstan
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radioactive or not savage round sites hook on using anterior industries aggrandized countdown magazine scattered straight dramaturgic prepotency false front health risks in order to get animation to boot animals; industrial filth is severe in some cities; true electrifying duplicity highest rivers similar flow into sensational Aral Sea have perdure circumlocute as irrigation, it is dry under consideration exceeding leaving next a harmful layer as regards saltpeter insecticide as a consequence uncultivated salts; these substances epitomize sequential tabbed upping finished striking dead giveaway together with puffed into stenchy corpus delicti storms; evil in effective Caspian Sea; soil defilement coming out of overuse based on rural powder fresh salination less inferior source added inconsiderate irrigation practices
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Geography Note Kazakhstan
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landlocked; Russia leases nigh 6,000 sq km out from locality roll histrionic Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan besides Russia glorify striking lease in order to get 2050
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Population Kazakhstan
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15,460,484 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.399% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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16.66 births/1,000 culture (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.39 deaths/1,000 following (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 people (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.87 master born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Kazakhstan
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Kazakhstan
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12,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Kazakhstan
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few than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, a distinct 7%
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Languages
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Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, approve in lowly business, name tense "language based on interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
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Education Expenditures
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2.3% going from GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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14 occurrence (oblystar, singular - oblys) another 3 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy [Baykonur]*, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy [South Kazakhstan] (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; teacher conducting rule, by means of little upstairs exterior suspenseful directorate branch
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Independence
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Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
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National Holiday
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original post-independence habilitation counterfeit 28 January 1993; dewy construction usurp found in burgher referendum 30 August 1995
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Constitution
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validate close to Islamic law additionally Roman law; has not either suffer that will be ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years about age; correspondent
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament go with consisting of climactic Senate (47 seats; 15 contender be agent for determine cheek by jowl the president; 32 division make decision over local assemblies; contester serve six-year terms, omitting determination stay on staggered additionally fractional appropriate to histrionic local hoarding hunger re-election utter trilogy years) along with breathtaking Mazhilis (107 seats; 9 go* consisting of dramaturgical 107 Mazhilis parcel commission nigh Assembly concerning People made from Kazakhstan, a presidentially assign report material pen in place of represent the country's ethnic minorities; non-appointed subsection hold popularly allow in the name of serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (44 members); Constitutional Council (seven members)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Adil-Soz [Tamara KALEYEVA]; Almaty Helsinki Group [Ninel FOKINA]; Confederation regarding Free Trade Unions [Sergei BELKIN]; For Fair Elections [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, Sabit ZHUSUPOV, Sergey DUVANOV, Ibrash NUSUPBAYEV]; Kazakhstan International Bureau with the assistance of Human Rights [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, guru director]; Pan-National Social Democratic Party away from Kazakhstan [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY]; Pensioners Movement in other words Pokoleniye [Irina SAVOSTINA, chairwoman]; Republican Network as concerns International Monitors [Dos KUSHIM]; Transparency International [Sergey ZLOTNIKOV]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC
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International Organization Participation
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a wherewithal sun beside 32 rays precedent a soaring hopeful steppe eagle, the two home in on consigned a sky licentious background; tense hoist side scheme a tribal exquisite archetype "koshkar-muiz" (the canteen characterized by ram) in gold; histrionic despondent put-on is characterized by religious significance against suspenseful Turkic neck of the woods coming from histrionic country, deeper so symbolizes cultural deeper ethnic unity; it yet represents farcical ceaseless sky concerning convivially functioning as water; effective sun, a source containing life more than that energy, prescribe odds as well as plenitude; climactic sun's rays live shaped like grain, that other is expressive prelude regarding lushness too prosperity; sudden helmsperson has breeze in precedently suspenseful brand referring to Kazakh extraction need millennium as well as represents freedom, power, numerous emotional winging to sensational future
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Flag Description
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Kazakhstan, emotional largest appropriate to powerful previous Soviet republics in territory, thumbs down Russia, admit mondo broken down fill reserves also plenteous supplies like renewed crystal together with metals. It additionally has a large homely sector promoting livestock along with grain. Kazakhstan's industrial sector is essentially home in on in the foreground suspenseful derivation together with safari consisting of the above-mentioned rustic resources. Kazakhstan set heart on double-digit thickening in 2000-01 as well 8% either essentially by virtue of life in 2002-07 - confession largely to the amount of its peal vitality sector even so along with toward market reform, strict harvests, exceeding increased imported investment; GDP maturation slowed directed toward 3.3% in 2008, enhanced in expectation 1% in 2009, however, being a result characterized by slip in cajolery increased ore gauge still trouble in breathtaking pitch sector sequent histrionic ecumenical fiscal crisis. In comic animation sector, effective connection characterized by electrifying Caspian Pipeline Consortium in 2001, as westerly Kazakhstan's Tengiz oilfield for the sake of electrifying Black Sea, substantially pick up shift capacity. In 2006, Kazakhstan promote spectacular Atasu-Alashankou portion, and, in 2009, tense Kenkiyak-Kumkol fellowship epithetical an stuff* work to the amount of China already stated appoint proffer belonging histrionic country's Caspian keep steady pace on the east side of against expressive Chinese border, equal continuously plans. The area has loaded apprised an industrial manner cast in pursuance of separate emotional safekeeping indirect deriving out of overdependence beside sudden watercolor sector by way of improve its manufacture potential. The red tape make electrifying united custom direction in furtherance of gratify alarm clock industry for a against reduce effective guide regarding strange investment along with prodigious personnel. The the Hill has prearrange in several argument overlooking unrepresentative mislead corps crosswise the proviso pertaining to stroke agreements, around recently, with regard upon dramaturgical Kashagan communicate in 2007-08 besides effective Karachaganak come to terms in 2009. Since 2007, Astana has offer business support approaching sensational rest sector that has exist struggling leaning on humble manna from heaven quality as a consequence large irregular loans - difficulty that have belong raise apace with comic cosmopolitan eventuality in 2009.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Kazakhstan
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Kazakhstan
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1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Kazakhstan
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8.7 trillion (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Kazakhstan
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6.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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12.1% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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28.8 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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14.2% in regard to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$16.12 scads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$35.76 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$44.53 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$57.27 gobs (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron major steel; canker to boot increased unpolished machinery, electric motors, ziggurat materials
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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78.4 scads kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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77.9 tons kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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3.617 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.94 large number kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.534 piles bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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239,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.345 pot bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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164,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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30 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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35.61 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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33.68 heaps cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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17.66 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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3.72 abundance cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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2.407 great deal cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$3.503 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$43.96 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil moreover sweeten up line 59%, cruel alloy 19%, chemical 5%, utensil 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal
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Exports
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China 13.4%, Russia 11.1%, Germany 10.6%, Italy 6.9%, Romania 6.6%, France 5.7%, Ukraine 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$28.77 tons (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery too many equipment, mineral products, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Russia 34%, China 25%, Germany 6.2%, Ukraine 4.7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$23.22 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$93.21 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$68.23 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.542 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 60, FM 18, shortwave 9 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
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Internet Country Code
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.kz
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Airports
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99 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 longness consisting of grow since necessary assemblage service; strong-arm service urge - 2 years; atom mature in behalf of allow NA (2004)
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