Basic Information About Kazakhstan:

Population: The population of Kazakhstan is 17,960,403.

GDP:  $ 418.5 billion (2016)

Climate:  The climate of Kazakhstan (excluding south) is sharply continental with average temperature between -4 °C and -19 °C in January and between +19…+26°C in July. In winter temperature may decrease down to -45°C, and in summer rise up to +30. In winter temperature may decrease down to -45°C, and in summer rise up to +30. One can experience all four seasons on the territory of Kazakhstan with frosty winter, blossoming spring, heating summer and scarlet autumn. Cold winter starts in November and lasts till the end of April.

People: The Republic of Kazakhstan is a typical multiethnic country, where, besides Kazakhs, represented other ethnic groups, which preserve their linguistic, historical and cultural values. Among them are: Russians (23.7 %), Uzbeks (2.9%), Ukrainians (2.1%), Uyghurs (1.4%), Tatars (1.3%), German (1.1%), others (4.4%).

Religion: Islam is the largest religion practiced in Kazakhstan, as 70.2% of the country’s population is Muslim according to a 2009 national census. Ethnic Kazakhs are predominantly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi School. There are also small number of Shia and few Ahmadi Muslims.

Capital:  Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan.

Language:  The official languages of Kazakhstan are Kazakh and Russian.

Currency:  The Kazakhstani Tenge is the currency of Kazakhstan.

Time Zone:  Standard time in Kazakhstan is either UTC+05:00 or UTC+06:00.