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 | Republic of Kazakhstan |
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| Location: |
Central Asia, northwest of China
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| Area: |
2,717,300 sq km |
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| Climate: |
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid |
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| Terrain: |
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia |
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| Population: |
16,824,825 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% |
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| Languages: |
Kazakh (Qazaq) (state language) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66% |
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| Capital: |
Astana
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