Facts and Figures

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Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Area: 2,717,300 sq km;
1,049,200 sq mi

People
Population 15,284,929 (2007 estimate)

Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 56 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural 44 percent (2005 estimate)

Largest cities, with population
Almaty 1,135,400 (2000 estimate)
Qaraghandy 434,300 (2000 estimate)
Shymkent 359,600 (2000 estimate)
Oskemen 311,300 (1999 estimate)
Semey 269,800 (1999 estimate)

Ethnic groups
Kazakh (Qazaq) 46 percent
Russian 35 percent
Ukrainian 5 percent
German 3 percent
Uzbek 2 percent
Tatar 2 percent
Other 7 percent

Languages
Kazakh (Qazaq, official language); Russian (language of interethnic communication)

Religion
Muslim 43 percent
Atheist 11 percent
Orthodox Christian 10 percent
Roman Catholic 3 percent
Nonreligious 29 percent
Other 4 percent

Government
Form of government Republic
Constitution Adopted 6 September 1995; amended 1998

Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $57.1 billion (2005)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $3,771.50 (2005)

GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6.8 percent (2005)
Industry 39.5 percent (2005)
Services 53.7 percent (2005)

Employment
Number of workers 8,124,631 (2005)

Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 35 percent (2003)
Industry 17 percent (2003)
Services 48 percent (2003)
Unemployment rate 8.8 percent (2003)

Monetary unit 1 tenge (T), consisting of 100 tein