Kazakhstan - Country Profile

Background:
Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation.
The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936.
During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Independence has caused many of these newcomers to emigrate.
Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; and continuing to strengthen relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
(Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

border countries: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

related countries: Mongolia, Turkey


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___ Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan Location map of Kazakhstan Destination Kazakhstan, a republic in Central Asia, south of Russia, that extends east from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains and China in west. Until 1991 Kazakhstan was one of the fifteen Soviet republics. Kazakhstan's small area west of the Ural river (in Kazakhstan known as Zhayyq) is geographically, even though not politically, located within Europe. Border countries are China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. An area of 2,724,900 km² makes Kazakhstan to the largest landlocked country in the world, although it has a shoreline at the Caspian Sea but the country has no immediate access to the world’s oceans. Compared it is almost the size of Argentina or slightly less than four times the size of the US state of Texas. The multiethnic country has a population of 17,7 million people (in 2016), making it one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Vast regions of the territory of the republic are uninhabited. Capital is Astana, largest city is Almaty. Spoken languages are Kazakh (official) and Russian as second language.

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Education Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University Homepage of the University (Russian) Kainar University Founded in 1991 (in Russian). Kazakh-American University First independent University in the Republic (Russian) The Kazakh National Agrarian University Established in April 1996. Kazakh National University of Arts Kazakhstan's higher education institution for the Arts.


History An ancient land of the Kazakhs About the origin of Kazakhstan's native people. History of Kazakhstan Wikipedia entry about Kazakhstan's history.


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