Country code: KZ
Location: Central Asia, northwest of China
Area: total: 2,717,300 sq km (water: 47,500 sq
km; land: 2,669,800 sq km)
Population: 16,763,795 (July 2003 est.)
Capital: Astana
Languages: Kazakh 64.4%, Russian 95%
Currency: tenge
Religions: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant
2%, other 7%
Industries: oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite,
lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates,
sulfur, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery,
electric motors, construction materials
Agriculture - products: grain (mostly spring wheat),
cotton, livestock
Exports - commodities: oil and oil products 58%,
ferrous metals 24%, chemicals 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat,
coal
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment
41%, metal products 28%, foodstuffs 8%