Overview

capital	Astana
area	2724.9 thousand sq km
population	15.658 mln
ethnic groups  Kazakh – 53.4% Russian - 33% Ukrainian - 3,7% Uzbek - 2.5% German - 2.4% Uygur - 1.4% religions sunni muslim – 47% orthodox – 4.8%
official language(s) Kazakh Russian
national currency	tenge (KZT) = 100 tiyin
government type Kazakhstan is a unitary state. Administrative division is the following: 14 provinces 3 city districts (Almaty, Astana, Leninsk/Baikonour)  government Kazakhstan is a presidential republic. President is the Head of State. The legistative power is represented by the bicameral Parliament composed of the Senate and the Majilis.
participation in organizations of regional integration	participant:   Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) Single Economic Space (SES) Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Central Asian Cooperation Organization (CACO)