Explore Kazakhstan in Asia - Kazakhstan Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
Kazakhstan with its capital Astana is located in Asia (Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe). It covers some 2,717,301 square kilometres (slightly less than four times the size of Texas) with 15,340,000 citizens. Kazakh and Russian are the the languages spoken by people in Kazakhstan. Turkmenistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia are bordering countries.
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About Kazakhstan
The terrain offers vast flat steppe extending from the Volga in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east and from the plains of western Siberia in the north to oases and deserts of Central Asia in the south. The average density of population is about 5 per km². The climate in can be described as continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid. Possible natural disasters include earthquakes in the south or mudslides around Almaty.
To reach someone in Kazakhstan dial +7 prior to a number. There are 3,763,000 installed telephones. And there are 14,995,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".kz". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 17 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Tourism Information
Unesco World Heritage Properties
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders...
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
Set around the lush Tamgaly Gorge, amidst the vast, arid Chu-Ili mountains, is a remarkable concentration of some 5,000 petroglyphs (rock carvings) dating from the second half of the second...
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344 ha. It features wetlands of...
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Kazakhstan
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Kazakhstan has rised over the last 10 years by 1.8 births per thousand from 14.9 in 2001 to 16.7 in 2010. Currently, 257,572 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Kazakhstan has declined over the last 10 years by 0.6 deaths per thousand from 10 in 2001 to 9.4 in 2010. Currently, 145,174 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Kazakhstan is growing at an rate of 0.4% (or by 61,687 citizens). Each year 50,710 people leave this country (or 3.30 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.73%. Or an total increase of 112,398 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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