Kazakhstan
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Delhi hosts Kazakhstan-India Travel and Tourism FairNew Delhi, Nov.21 : India and Kazakhstan have both been affected by the global recession, but this has not prevented them from striving to keep bilateral business ties alive since January of this year, when the meltdown was at its... In this article: India, Kazakhstan, Delhi, Ministry of Tourism, Air Astana, and New Delhi |
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Kansas City Star | 11 hours ago
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364
...five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each. </p><p>---</p><p>The latest deaths reported by the...
In this article: Iraq War, US, Defense Department, Freeport, Illinois, Thailand, Poland, and South Korea
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Reuters | 15 hours ago
WRAPUP 1-Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come
...Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova and Serbia were reporting sharp increases in influenza-like illness or acute respiratory infection. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and parts of Afghanistan -- particularly the capital, Kabul -- are reporting higher...
In this article: Influenza, H1N1, Tamiflu, United States, Norway, Canada, Relenza, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and Quest Diagnostics
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.
In this article: Astana, Alexander Vinokourov, Johan Bruyneel, Alberto Contador, Astana, 2007 Tour De France, Tour de France, Ivan Basso, and Liquigas
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Yahoo! News | 1 day ago
Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team (AP)
By PETER LEONARD, Associated Press Writer Peter Leonard, Associated Press Writer - 1 min ago ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the...
In this article: Astana, Astana, Alexander Vinokourov, Johan Bruyneel, Alberto Contador, 2007 Tour De France, Tour de France, and Ivan Basso
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 2 days ago
Australia draw NZ in women's World Cup
...former Cup winner, the United States. The Americans won the inaugural Cup in 1991, and lost the 1994 final to England. Ireland and Kazakhstan, the last qualifier, fill out the pool. France and Canada, who have met in the third-place...
In this article: World Cup, Australia, Women's Rugby World Cup, England, New Zealand, France, Black Ferns, Wales, Scotland, and Sweden
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Kazakh c.bank warns foreign tenge speculators
Kazakhstan's central bank's chairman said on Wednesday the regulator was prepared to punish foreign players to prevent its tenge currency from appreciating too fast. "They (foreign players) will be able to earn some money, but we won't...
In this article: Moscow
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Reuters | 4 days ago
DIARY - European Market Holidays to December 2009
...Day TUESDAY, DEC 8 Albania - Small Bajram Austria - Immaculate Conception Malta - Immaculate Conception WEDNESDAY, DEC 9 Kazakhstan - Eid al-Adha (Feas of the Sacrifice) WEDNESDAY, DEC 16 Kazakhstan - Independance Day
In this article: New Years Eve, Albania, Latvia, Freedom and Democracy Day, Turkey, Austria, Malta, Czech Republic, and Sweden
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UEFA.com News | 6 days ago
Fejzullahu feat sends Sweden top
...coaches Jorgen Lennartsson and Tommy Soderberg (©sportsfile) Erton Fejzullahu scored four times to help Sweden to a victory against Kazakhstan that returns them to the top of UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying Group 6. Back...
In this article: Sweden, Tommy Soderberg, Israel, All rights reserved, UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and NEC Nijmegen
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | November 12, 2009
Kazakhstan plans foreign bond
Published: November 12 2009 14:20 | Last updated: November 12 2009 14:20 Kazakhstan is to launch its first international bond in a decade to bolster its public finances and set a benchmark for companies to return to the capital markets.
In this article: Russia, Bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers, and Angola
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Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan (Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, IPA: /qɑzɑqˈstɑn/; Russian: Казахстан, Kazakhstán, ), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km² (greater than Western Europe). It is bordered by Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and China. The country also borders on a significant part of the Caspian Sea.
Vast in size, the land in Kazakhstan is very diverse in types of terrain: flatlands, steppes, taigas, rock-canyons, hills, deltas, mountains, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. Kazakhstan has the 62nd largest population in the world, with a population density of less than 6 people per square kilometre (15 per sq. mi.).
For most of its history the territory of modern-day Kazakhstan has been inhabited by nomadic tribes. By the 16th century the Kazakhs emerged as a distinct group, divided into three hordes. The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century, and by the mid-19th century all of Kazakhstan was part of the Russian Empire. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, and subsequent civil war, the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganized several times before becoming the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936, a part of the USSR. During the 20th century, Kazakhstan was the site of major Soviet projects, including Khrushchev's Virgin Lands campaign, the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and the Semipalatinsk "Polygon", the USSR's primary nuclear weapon testing site.
- Name:
- Kazakhstan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Local Name:
- Қазақстан Республикасы
- Capital:
- Astana
- Language:
- Russian
- Kazakh
- Largest City:
- Almaty
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1465
- Formations:
- Finalized
- Area:
- 1,052,085
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $167.622 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 69th
- GDP (nominal):
- $104.850 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 65th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 55th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $6,748
- Time Zone:
- West/East
- Currency:
- Tenge ()
- Demonym:
- Kazakhstani
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- KZT
- Country Calling Code:
- 7
- ccTLD:
- .kz
- Anthem:
- Менің Қазақстаным
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