Kazakhstan is a huge landlocked country the size of Western Europe, and has vast mineral resources and enormous economic potential. The varied landscape stretches from the mountainous, heavily populated regions of the east to the sparsely populated, energy-rich lowlands in the west, and from the industrialised north, with its Siberian climate and terrain, through the arid, empty steppes of the centre, to the fertile south. Ethnically the country is as diverse, with the Kazakhs making up over half the population, the Russians comprising just over a quarter, and smaller minorities of Uzbeks, Koreans.
Geography
The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic tribes. This changed in the 13th century, when Genghis Khan occupied the country. Following internal struggles among the conquerors, power eventually reverted to the nomads. By the 16th century, the Kazakhs emerged as a distinct group, divided into three jüz(ancestor branches occupying specific territories). The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century, and by the mid-19th century all of Kazakhstan was part of the Russian Empire. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, and subsequent civil war, the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganized several times before becoming the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936, an integral part of the Soviet Union.
Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991; the current President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been leader of the country since then. Kazakhstan pursues a balanced foreign policy and works to develop its economy, especially its dominanthydrocarbon industry.
Kazakhstan is populated by 131 ethnicities, including Kazakh (who make up 63 percent of the population), Russian, Uzbek, Ukrainian, German, Tatar, and Uyghur.Islam is the religion of about 70% of the population, with Christianity practiced by 26%; Kazakhstan allows freedom of religion. The Kazakh language is the state language, while Russian has equal official status for all levels of administrative and institutional purposes.
Population
Populalation: 2000/6,173,000 - 2050/11,111,000 (87 nation in 2050 population)
Christian 12.2%, Evangelical 0.7%
Fertility Rate: 2000/2.01 - 2050/1.85
Median Age: 2000/27.7 - 2050/38.4
Transport
The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2.7 million km ². With a low population density, dissociation centers of industry and agriculture, and remoteness from world markets, the need for different modes of transportation in Kazakhstan are vital.
Railways: Total: Transportation by rail in Kazakhstan is very important.Kazakhstan Railways provide 68% of all cargo and passenger traffic to over 57% of the country. 15,079 km in common carrier service, excluding industrial lines.
Broad Gauge: 15,079 km of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) gauge (4,000 km electrified) (2008).Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) is the national railway company.
Highway: In 2009, the country commenced the construction of the "Western Europe - Western China" highway, which will be completed by 2013. The total length of the road will be 8445 km, of which 2,787 km will be in Kazakhstan, (Aktobe, Kyzylorda, South Kazakhstan, Zhambyl and Almaty oblasts). The thickness of the asphalt and concrete pavement will be 80 cm (31 in), and the expected lifespan of the highway will be 25 years, without a major overhaul, and the maximum speed limit 120 km/h. The project includes a number of road bridges over rivers, road maintenance facilities, bus stop areas, avtopavilony, cattle trails, and electronic signage. Simultaneously with the construction of this highway, roads will be repaired and built in areas along its route.
Airports: Kazakhstan has a total of 97 airports (2012) However, it is quoted as having a total of 449 airports in (2001).
The large area of the country and the associated long distances makes air travel a very important component in domestic travel.
Greetings
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Қош келдіңіз! (QoÅŸ, keldiñiz!) |
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Сәлем! (Sälem!) - inf |
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Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?) - frm |
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Reply to How are you? |
Қалым жақÑÑ‹ (Qalım jaqsı) |
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Көрмегелі қанша болды? (Körmegeli qanÅŸa boldı?) |
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Сіздің атыңыз кім? (Sizdiñ atıñız kim?) |
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Менің атым ... (Meniñ atım ...) |
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Қай жердікіÑіз? (Qay jerdikisiz?) |
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Мен ... (Men ...) |
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ТаныÑқанымызға қуаныштымын! |
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Қайырлы таң! (Qayırlı tañ!) |
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Қайырлы күн! (Qayırlı kün!) |
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Қайырлы кеш! (Qayrli kesh!) |
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Қайырлы түн (Qayırlı tün) |
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Сау болыңыз! (Saw bolıñız!) |
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ІÑке Ñәт! (Ä°ske sät!) |
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ДенÑаулығыңыз үшін! (Densawlığıñız üÅŸin!) |
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ÐÑ Ð±Ð¾Ð»Ñын! (As bolsın!) - inf |
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Жолыңыз болÑын! (Jolıñız bolsın!) |
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Мен Ñ‚Ò¯Ñінбеймін (Men tüsinbeymin) |
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Ðқырындап Ñөйлеңізші (Aqırındap söyleñizÅŸi) |
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ОÑыны жазып бере алаÑыз ба? (Osını jazıp bere alasız ba?) |
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Do you speak Kazakh? |
Қазақша ÑөйлейÑіз бе? (QazaqÅŸa söylejsiz be?) |
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How do you say ... in Kazakh? |
... қазақша қалай айтылады? |
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Бұл қанша тұрады? (Bul qanşa turadı?) |
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Кешіріңіз! (KeÅŸiriñiz!) |
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Рахмет! (Raxmet!) - gen |
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Reply to thank you |
ОқаÑÑ‹ жоқ! (Oqası joq!) - gen |
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Дәретхана қай жерде? (Däretxana qay jerde?) |
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Бұл мырза барлығына төлейді |
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Бұл ханым барлығына төлейді |
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Сізбен билеуге бола ма? |
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Мен Ñені Ñүйемін! (Men seni süyemin!) - inf |
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Тезірек жазылыңыз (Tezirek jazılıñız) |
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КөмектеÑіңіз! (Kömektesiñiz!) |
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Өрт! (Ört!) |
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Тоқта! (Toqta!) |
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ПолициÑны шақырыңыз! (Polïcïyanı ÅŸaqırıñız!) |
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РождеÑтво мейрамы және Жаңа жыл құтты болÑын! |
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ПаÑха мейрамы қутты болÑын! |
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Туған күніңмен! (TwÄŸan küniñmen!) - inf |
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