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Country (long form)
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: Republic of Kazakhstan
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Capital
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: Astana
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Total Area
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: 1,049,155.40 sq mi (2,717,300.00 sq km)
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Population
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: 16,731,303 (July 2001 est.)
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Estimated Population
in 2050
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: 21,027,453
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Languages
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: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66%
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Literacy
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: 98.0% total, 99.0% male, 96% female (1989 est.)
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Religions
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: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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Life Expectancy
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: 57.87 male, 68.97 female (2001 est.)
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Government Type
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: republic
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Currency
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: 1 Kazakhstani tenge = 100 tiyn
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GDP (per capita)
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: $5,000 (2000 est.)
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Industry
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: oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromites, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron and steel, nonferrous metal, tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials
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Agriculture
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: grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; wool, livestock
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Arable Land
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: 12%
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Natural Resources
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: major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
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