Kazakhstan

Summary Location: Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe Population: 16,763,795 (July 2003 est.) Capital: Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $6,300 (2002 est.) Kazakhstan Facts            Map Compare Kazakhstan to other countries: Comparisons Kazakhstan appears in the following rankings  • Recent Independence  • Geographical Size  • Prison Population  • Suicide Rate More about Kazakhstan  • Asian recipes  • Kazakhstan travel  •  Kazakhstani airlines  •  Kazakhstani airports •  Kazakhstani books •  Kazakhstani music •  Kazakhstani DVDs

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