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Country Name

Kazakhstan

Country Code

KZ

Country Calling Code

+7

Country Profile

Destination Kazakhstan, a republic in Central Asia, south of Russia, that extends east from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains and China in west. Until 1991 Kazakhstan was one of the fifteen Soviet republics. Kazakhstan's small area west of the Ural river (in Kazakhstan known as Zhayyq) is geographically, even though not politically, located within Europe. Border countries are China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Capital Name

Astana

Languages

Kazakh, Russian

Country Currency

Tenge (KZT)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +5h +6h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

1.83 crores (2018)

Country Area

2.7 million kmē (1.05 million sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Almaty Nur-Sultan Karaganda Pavlodar Taraz Atyrau Shymkent Baikonur Turkistan

News

Delovaya Nedelya Kazakhstans Business news (in Kazakh) Newspaper The Astana Times Biweekly English-language newspaper. Ekspress-K Private newspaper in Russian-language. Kazakhstanskaya Pravda National daily newspaper online. Panorama Kazakhstan weekly news (Russian) Press Club Information Center Kazakhstan (in Russian). News Agencies Gazeta.kz Online news with English-language pages. Interfax Kazakhstan Service of Russian news agency Interfax. Kazinform Official news. Radio/TV Caspionet Provides also news in Kazakh, Russian and English. Khabar Broadcasting Company and News Agency of Kazakhstan.

Art Culture

Central State Museum of Kazakhstan Central State Museum in Almaty is one of the largest museums in Central Asia. The collections of the museum include about 300 thousand objects. The museum's collections offers a glimpse into the paleontological past, and of the ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary history and cultural tradition of Kazakhstan. A. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts The largest art museum in Kazakhstan. National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan One of the largest libraries in the world. Today it is the acknowledged leader in Kazakhstani librarian science.

Economy Business

National Bank of Kazakhstan Central Bank of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Official website of KASE. KazInvest Official website of Kazakhstan's investment promotion agency. Kazakhstan Business Directory Business directory of Kazakhstan. Products of Kazakhstan KAZ Minerals Copper company focused on large scale, open pit mining in Kazakhstan. KazMunaiGas The National Oil Company.

Transport

Air Astana The flag carrier of Kazakhstan, based in Almaty, official website with information about the airline's flight schedules, routes, timetable, online booking, services and contacts. Bek Air Airlines Bek Air operates services to ten major cities in Kazakhstan. SCAT Airlines SCAT operates services to all major cities of Kazakhstan and to neighbouring countries, its hub is at Shymkent Airport (IATA: CIT). Almaty International Airport The official website of Almaty International Airport with news and information for passengers and businesses includes online flight information, map and airport details. Railways Kazakhstan Temir Zholy - KTZ The national railway company of Kazakhstan.

Tourism

About Kazakhstan Site provides genaral touristic information about Kazakhstan. Tourism in Kazakhstan The site offers all about tourism in Kazakhstan. Maps, hotels, agencies, articles, photos, tours (until 2003). Wild Natures - Holidays in Kazakhstan Site provides touristic opportunities in the region of the Aksu-Djabagly nature reserve in Southern Kazakhstan.

Education

Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University Homepage of the University (Russian) Kainar University Founded in 1991 (in Russian). Kazakh-American University First independent University in the Republic (Russian) The Kazakh National Agrarian University Established in April 1996. Kazakh National University of Arts Kazakhstan's higher education institution for the Arts.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR KAZAKHSTAN TOURIST VISAS: This embassy is closed every Wednesday 5 (minimum) or 10 business days for processing, no rush, no exceptions! Visa not required for US Citizens if visiting for 14 days or less TOURIST REQUIREMENTS FOR KAZAKHSTAN VISAS: One completed Kazakhstan visa application (.doc or .pdf) One passport type photo with white background Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary A personal letter addressed to the Washington embassy stating the purpose of your tourist travels to Kazakhstan. Example: I'll be sightseeing in the following cities, parks, etc.

Additional Information

Climate: Continental, cold winters and hot summers; arid and semi-arid. Type: Republic; Kazakhstan has a hybrid system of Government that combines aspects of both parliamentary and presidential systems. Independence: 16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union). Declaration of sovereignty: 25 October 1990. Natural resources: Major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium. Agriculture products: Grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; livestock. Industries: Oil, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials. Exports - commodities: oil and oil products, natural gas, ferrous metals, chemicals, machinery, grain, wool, meat, coal Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, metal products, foodstuffs

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