Kasakhstan
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Kazakhstan is a Central-Asian republic rich in oil, uranium, and rare-earth minerals, expanding Belt-and-Road logistics, and developing large onshore wind projects.
Kazakhstan er et Land beliggende i Central Asia underregionen af Asia kontinentet, medlem af CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Lær nemt om Kazakhstan
Hovedstaden i Kazakhstan er Astana (In 2019, the city briefly adopted the name Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, but it returned to the name Astana in 2022).
Ord: Steppe
Betydning: vast grasslands
Grundlæggende oplysninger
Befolkning: 20,330,104 (UN)
Areal: 2,717,300 km² / 1,688,449 sq mi
Befolkningen kaldes: Kazakhstanis, Kazakhs
Type: Land
Administrative inddelinger
17 provinces (oblystar) and 4 cities* (qalalar)
- Abay (Semey),
- Almaty (Qonaev),
- Almaty*,
- Aqmola (Kokshetau),
- Aqtobe,
- Astana*,
- Atyrau,
- Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral),
- Bayqongyr*,
- Mangghystau (Aqtau),
- Pavlodar,
- Qaraghandy,
- Qostanay,
- Qyzylorda,
- Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen),
- Shymkent*,
- Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl),
- Turkistan,
- Ulytau (Zhezqazghan),
- Zhambyl (Taraz),
- Zhetisu (Taldyqorghan)
note - administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses), in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baikonur, formerly Leninsk), in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050
Geografi
Breddegrad: 48° 00' N
Længdegrad: 68° 00' E
Geografisk underregion: Centralasien
Kontinental region: Asien
Grænser
- Turkmenistan — Landgrænse
- Kina — Landgrænse
- Kirgisistan — Landgrænse
- Usbekistan — Landgrænse
- Rusland — Landgrænse
Klima
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid
Globale indekser
EF EPI placering: 103 (EF EPI)
EF EPI score: 427 (EF EPI)
EF EPI færdighedsniveau: Meget lav sprogbeherskelse (EF EPI)
Global fredsindeks placering: 59 (GPI)
Global fredsindeks score: 1.954 (GPI)
Human udvikling
HDI placering: 60 (UNDP)
HDI værdi: 0.837
Gennemsnitlige skoleår: 12,5
Forventede skoleår: 14,0
Forventet levetid ved fødslen: 74,4 År
Religion
Mest udbredte religion: Muslim
Næst mest udbredte religion: Kristen mainly Russian Orthodox
Internationale medlemskaber
CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization
OPEC+
Tekniske oplysninger
TLD: .kz
Landekode: +7
MapGeo navn: Kazakhstan
MapGeo kode: KZ