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| Population |
16,763,795 (July 2003 est.) |
| Poverty Population |
26% (2001 est.) |
| Birth Rate |
18.36/1000 (2003 est.) |
| Death Rate |
10.78/1000 (2003 est.) |
| Life Expectancy |
58.16 male/69.06 female (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Rate |
98.4% (1999 est.) |
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| Labor Force |
8.4 mn |
| Unemployment |
8.8% (2002 est.) |
| GDP |
$120 bn (2002 est.) |
| GDP - agriculture |
9% (2002 est.) |
| GDP - industry |
40% (2002 est.) |
| GDP - services |
51% (2002 est.) |
| Inflation |
6% (2002 est.) |
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| Total Area |
2,717,300 sq.km. |
| Coastline Area |
0 - borders Aral Sea & Caspian Sea |
| Currency Name |
Tenge (KZT) |
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 2,161,510; female 2,089,780)
- 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 5,425,545; female 5,769,457)
- 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 458,379; female 859,124)
Languages:
- Kazakh 64.4% (Qazaq, state language)
- Russian 95% (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication")
Literacy:
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 98.4%
Internet Code: .kz
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (2001)
Internet users: 100,000 (2002)
(Statistics based on the CIA factbook)
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