Area 2,724,900 sq km (1,052,084 sq mi)
Poplation 16,764,000
Capital city Astana (322,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Kazakh 53%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 4%, German 2%, Uzbek 2%
Language Kazakh (official); Russian, the former official language, is widely spoken
Religions Islam 47% Russian Orthodox 44%
Currency Tenge = 100 tiyn

Kazakhstan is a large country in west-central Asia.

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