Important Cities
- Astana(Capital)
- Semey
- Kostanay
- Petropaviovsk
- Aktobe
- Oral
- Aqtau
- Atyrau
- Oskemen
- Karaghandy
- Almaty
- Taraz
- Shymkent
Main Attractions
- Lake Marakol
- Lake Mertzbakher
- Lake Balkhash
- Kodja Ahmed Yasavi Mausoleum
- Bayan- Aul National Park
- Bayan- Aul National Park
- Zaili Alatau Mountains
- Tien Shan Mountains
- Abai Kununbaeu Museum
Main Industries
- Oil
- Construction Materials
- Agricultureal Machinery
- Iron and Steel
- Gold
- Silver
- Tractors
- Copper
- Zinc
- Iron Ore
- Titanium
- Bauxite
Hunted Facts on kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country in the world by area, but its semi-deserts (steppe) make it only the 57th country in population, with approximately 6 persons per sq km (15/mi²).
- Kazakhstan has stable relationships with all of its neighbors and is a member of the United Nations, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
- Kazakhstan is a bilingual country: the Kazakh language, spoken by 64.4% of the population, has the status of the "state" language, while Russian is declared the "official" language, and is used routinely in business.
- Politics of Kazakhstan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Kazakhstan is head of state and nominates the head of government.
- Kazakhstan is divided into 14 Oblasts and the two municipal districts of Almaty and Astana.
- The Government of Kazakhstan transferred its capital from Almaty to Astana on 10 June 1998.
- The northernmost point in Kazakhstan - 55'26'' NL - corresponds to the southern latitude of the central part of the East-European plain and to the southern part of the British Isles (the latitude of Moscow).
- Administratively Kazakhstan is comprised of 14 regions (as of 5.05.97) with cities of Almaty and Leninsk enjoying a special status), 84 cities of which 40 refer to those of Republican and regional subordination, 160 districts, 10 municipal districts, 195 settlements, 2,150 aul (rural) counties.
- Kazakhstan is the second richest country in the world (after Russia) with regard to phosphorite reserves while phosphorite deposits of Zhanatas and Karatau in terms of thickness and quality are second to none in the world.
- Kazakhstan was the last of the former Soviet republics to declare independence in December 1991, and is the most ethnically heterogeneous, comprising some 130 different nationalities.
