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Current account balance : $-68.8 million (2003) . HIV TaRkistan Turkestan : 0.1% (2001 est.) Population below poverty line : 26% (2001 est.) . Literacy : 98,40% House hold income lowest than 10% : 2,80% House hold income highest than 10% : 27.3% (2001) Inflation : 6.6% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate : 8.8% (2003 est.) . Internet Users : 250,000 (2002) . Location TaRkistan Turkestan : Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe . Geographic Coordinates : 48 00 N, 68 00 E . Religion : Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% . Administrative region : 14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities* (qala, singular - qalasy); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy*, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) . Terrain : extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia . Elevation extremes lowest : Vpadina Kaundy -132 m . Elevation extremes highest : Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m . Natural resources : major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium . Land use arable land : 7,98%. Land use permanentcrops : 0,05%. Irrigated land : 23,320 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty . Environment current issues : radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers which flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices . Geography note : landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050 . Population : 15,143,704 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 24,40%. age -14 men : 1 884 369. age -14 ladies : 1 807 585. age 15/64 p : 68%. age 15/64 men : 5 028 455. age 15/64 ladies : 5 268 726. age +65 p : 7,60%. age +65 men : 404 940. age +65 ladies : 749 629. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 28.3 years . median age male : 26.6 years . median age female : 30 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.26% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 15.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 9.59 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : -3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.06 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.04 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 0.95 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.54 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 35.24 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 25.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 66.07 years . life expectancy at birth male : 60.72 years . life expectancy at birth female : 71.73 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 1.9 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1960, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1961, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1962, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1963, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1964, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1965, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1966, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1967, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1968, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1969, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1970, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1971, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1972, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1973, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1974, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1975, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1976, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1977, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1978, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1979, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1980, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1981, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1982, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1983, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1984, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1985, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1986, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1987, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1988, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1989, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1990, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1991, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1992, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1993, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1994, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1995, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1996, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1997, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1998, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 1999, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2000, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2001, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2002, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2003, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2004, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2005, infos TaRkistan Turkestan 2006, |
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