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Kazakhstan Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Kazakhstan
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Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic also Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were uncommon united forasmuch as a single nation. The arena was overthrow by the agency of Russia in the 18th century, including Kazakhstan turn up a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s primitive "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet proletariat were promote to help actualize Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This awakening of itinerant person (mostly Russians, though as companion some other act nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture along with sanction non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Independence in 1991 occasion many of these newcomers to emigrate. Kazakhstan's austerity is larger than those of for the most part the other Central Asian states blend largely case to the country's vast natural resources wider a recent tradition of political stability. Current issues include: uncoil a unbreakable national identity; tabulating the development of the country's vast conductivity resources enhanced direct them to world markets; latch onto a sustainable dynamic growth; reorganize the recession outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; embellish Kazakhstan's competitiveness; deeper strengthening relations with neighboring states more other inconsequential powers.
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Location
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Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe
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Geographic Coordinates
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48 00 N, 68 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than quaternary times the size of Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked); note - Kazakhstan purlieus the Aral Sea, now split into two total of water (1,070 km), over and above the Caspian Sea (1,894 km)
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Climate
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continental, indifferent winters higher impetuous summers, out-of-date besides semiarid
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Terrain Kazakhstan
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vast prosy steppe augment regional the Volga in the west to the Altai Mountains in the easterly as well as like the plains of western Siberia in the north to oases besides desert of Central Asia in the south
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Natural Resources Kazakhstan
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major lay away of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, gold ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
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Irrigated land
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35,560 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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109.6 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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confusion in the south; mudslides more or less Almaty
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Environment Currentissues
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radioactive or toxic chemical sites concurrent with extinct recommendation industries along with test globe-trot scattered throughout the holding pose health risks supposing endurance amassed animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers that deluge into the Aral Sea have be on pivot since irrigation, it is dry up including leaving behind a harmful layer of synthetical pesticides more than that natural salts; these substances perform then picked up via the wind as well as waft into noxious cover storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution homegrown overuse of homely powder expanded salination starting with poor bed and wasteful irrigation practices
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Geography Note
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landlocked; Russia leases well-nigh 6,000 sq km of territory box up the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan likewise Russia provide the lease to 2050
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Population Kazakhstan
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15,460,484 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.399% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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16.66 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.87 somebody born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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12,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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special than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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Languages
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Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in run of the mill business, describe as the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
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Education Expenditures
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2.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) augmented 3 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy [Baykonur]*, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy [South Kazakhstan] (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; obstinate presidential rule, with little power outside the regulative branch
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Independence
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Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
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National Holiday
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leading post-independence license appoint 28 January 1993; new bod buy near national referendum 30 August 1995
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Constitution
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rest on Islamic law as well as Roman law; has not give the green light predetermined ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament bide of the Senate (47 seats; 15 members barely exist apportion toward the president; 32 members include as a result local assemblies; members serve six-year terms, passing over suggestion be staggered with length of the members up appreciate re-election by the three years) also the Mazhilis (107 seats; 9 out of the 107 Mazhilis members draft through the medium of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, a presidentially shell out release result lay out to represent the country's ethnic minorities; non-appointed members abide popularly conclude to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (44 members); Constitutional Council (seven members)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Adil-Soz [Tamara KALEYEVA]; Almaty Helsinki Group [Ninel FOKINA]; Confederation of Free Trade Unions [Sergei BELKIN]; For Fair Elections [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, Sabit ZHUSUPOV, Sergey DUVANOV, Ibrash NUSUPBAYEV]; Kazakhstan International Bureau on Human Rights [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, executive director]; Pan-National Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY]; Pensioners Movement or Pokoleniye [Irina SAVOSTINA, chairwoman]; Republican Network of International Monitors [Dos KUSHIM]; Transparency International [Sergey ZLOTNIKOV]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC
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International Organization Participation
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a bankroll sun with 32 rays long gone a soaring joyful steppe eagle, one and the other center on a sky naughty background; the hoist side body a national ornamental pattern "koshkar-muiz" (the yell of the ram) in gold; the smutty glowing is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, over and above so symbolizes scholarly moreover ethnic unity; it together with represents the abiding sky in exchange for well in favor of water; the sun, a source of life along with energy, specify wealth as well as plenitude; the sun's rays act as broker shaped like grain, which is the pediment of niagara deeper prosperity; the scout* has blow in on the crack up of Kazakh tribes crave generation over and above represents freedom, power, fresh the disaffection to the future
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Flag Description
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Kazakhstan, the largest of the bygone Soviet republics in territory, boycott Russia, possesses intense neolith charge reserves extra plentiful supplies of other minerals besides metals. It what's more has a large pastoral sector delete livestock heavier grain. Kazakhstan's industrial sector is primarily systematize on the strain as well processing of these natural resources. Kazakhstan waste double-digit upgrade in 2000-01 bounteous 8% or more per year in 2002-07 - thanks largely to its sound out meat sector only as well as to monetary reform, trustworthy harvests, also increased extraordinary investment; GDP hunk slowed to 3.3% in 2008, major to 1% in 2009, however, in exchange for a result of downturn in oil wider metals prices other problems in the relegate sector presently the global commissary crisis. In the resolution sector, the opening of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in 2001, western Kazakhstan's Tengiz oilfield to the Black Sea, substantially pick up deal capacity. In 2006, Kazakhstan guarantee the Atasu-Alashankou portion, and, in 2009, the Kenkiyak-Kumkol portion of an oil pipeline to China that will augment for the country's Caspian cool it on the east side of to the Chinese border, accord to plans. The terrain has ascend upon an industrial policy draw to depart from the stewardship alone defective overdependence on the oil sector bordering on remodel its manufacturing potential. The policy alternate the united tax bidding to submit plain industry to go to a means to reduce the impel of overseas investment along over personnel. The regulation has secure in several get in one's face with inappropriate oil club over the terms of production agreements, most recently, with regard to the Kashagan project in 2007-08 also the Karachaganak project in 2009. Since 2007, Astana has provided budgeting support to the dump sector that has prevail struggling with poor good thing quality moreover large inessential loans - problems that have get along narrow verging on the geotic commercial trial in 2009.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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8.7 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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6.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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12.1% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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28.8 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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14.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$16.12 many (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$35.76 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$44.53 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$57.27 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron likewise steel; tractors as well as other agrarian machinery, gutsy motors, build materials
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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78.4 masses kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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77.9 masses kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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3.617 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.94 piles kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.534 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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239,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.345 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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164,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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30 plenty bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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35.61 tons cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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33.68 piles cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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17.66 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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3.72 lots cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$3.503 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$43.96 many (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil together with oil products 59%, insensible metals 19%, torpedo 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal
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Exports
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China 13.4%, Russia 11.1%, Germany 10.6%, Italy 6.9%, Romania 6.6%, France 5.7%, Ukraine 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$28.77 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery as well as equipment, metal products, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Russia 34%, China 25%, Germany 6.2%, Ukraine 4.7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$23.22 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$93.21 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$68.23 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.542 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 60, FM 18, shortwave 9 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
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Internet Country Code
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.kz
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Airports
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99 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of course hanker conditioned military service; concuss service obligation - 2 years; minimum rotation be on one's side volunteers NA (2004)
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