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About
Kazakhstan: |
 | Location: Asia
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Astana
Main Cities: Alma-Ata, Chimkent, Karaganda, Ust-Kamenogorsk
Population: 17,303,000
Area: 2,717,000 km2
Currency: 1 tenge = 100 tyin
Languages: Kazakh, Russian
Religions: Sunni Muslim |
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Kazakhstan: a republic in central Asia: conquered by Mongols in the 13th century; came under Russian control in the 18th and 19th centuries; was a Soviet republic from 1936 until it gained independence in 1991. It has rich mineral deposits and agriculture is important. Official language: Kazakh. Religion: nonreligious, Muslim, and Christian. Official currency: tenge. Capital: Astana (formerly Akmola); capital functions moved from Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) in 1997. Pop.: 15 403 000 (2004 est.). Area: 2 715 100 sq. km (1 048 030 sq. miles) |
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