Kazakhstan
Country name: Republic of Kazakhstan
Area: 2,717,300 sq km
Population: 16,731,303 ( July 2001 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.03% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 17.3 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 10.61 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: –6.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio: 0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 59.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth—total population: 63.29 years; male: 57.87 years; female: 68.97 years (2001 est.)
Major religions: Muslim, Russian Orthodox
Major languages: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language), Russian (official, used in everyday business)
Literacy—total population: 98%; male: 99%; female: 96% (1989 est.)
Government type: Republic
Capital: Astana; the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998
Administrative divisions: 14 oblystar and 3 cities
Independence: 16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National holiday: Republic Day, 25 October (1990)
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
GDP—real growth rate: 10.5% (2000 est.)
GDP—per capita (purchasing power parity): $5,000 (2000 est.)
Population below poverty line: 35% (1999 est.)
Exports: $8.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports: $6.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Currency: Tenge (KZT)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency. (2001) The World Book Factbook 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2002, from: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fac tbook.
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