Kazakhstan

Summary Location: Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe Population: 15,284,929 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Astana geographic coordinates: 51 10 N, 71 30 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Kazakhstan is divided into three time zones GDP per capita: $9,100 (2006 est.)

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