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          AREA ................................................
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          2.717.300 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          15.143.704 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          5,6 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Astana 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95%
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Tenge (KZT)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          7440 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,551 (72th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Vpadina Kaundy -132 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6995 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .kz
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +7
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