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Sarytogan nets third copper-gold anomaly at new Kazakhstan ground • Mar. 11, 2025, 8:32 PM ET (Sydney Morning Herald)
Poland arrests Ukrainian woman convicted of selling 56 human kidneys • Mar. 11, 2025, 2:16 AM ET (Straits Times)
Russia says OPEC+ may reverse oil output after April, Kazakhstan pledges cuts • Mar. 8, 2025, 1:22 AM ET (Reuters)
VOA Uzbek: Russia spreads disinformation on Kazakhstan-US scientific cooperation • Mar. 6, 2025, 12:51 AM ET (VOA - Voice of America English News)
Kazakhstan plans 12% increase in CPC oil exports in March, energy ministry says • Mar. 5, 2025, 2:16 AM ET (Reuters)

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Also Known As Republic of Kazakhstan • Qazaqstan Respublikasï • Kazakstan
Head Of State And Government President: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, assisted by Prime Minister: Olzhas Bektenov
Capital Astana
Population (2025 est.) 20,462,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 442.003 Kazakhstani tenge
Form Of Government unitary republic with a Parliament consisting of two houses (Senate [501] and House of Representatives [107])
Official Languages Kazakh; Russian2
Official Religion none
Official Name Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy (Kazakh); Respublika Kazakhstan (Russian) (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Total Area (Sq Km) 2,724,900
Total Area (Sq Mi) 1,052,084
Monetary Unit tenge (T)
Population Rank (2023) 64
Population Projection 2030 20,156,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 19.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 7.9
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 62.2% • Rural: (2024) 37.8%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 71 years • Female: (2023) 79.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2020) 100% • Female: (2020) 100%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 217,778
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 10,940
1Includes 10 appointed seats.2Russian has official equal status per article 7.2 of constitution.

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