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Kazakhstan

Questions about Kazakhstan on such topics as its population, demographics and culture

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Who is a famous person in kazakhstan?

According to a Google search, the most famous celebrity in Kazakhstan is animal actor, Jonny the Monkey (jonnythemonkey.com).

Does Kazakhstan border the Persian Gulf?

No. Kazakhstan is in Central Asia. The only bodies of water that it touches are the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea.

What is absolute location of kazakhstan?

The absolute location is 45 west 76 east.

What are the main fundamentals of Kazakhstan's Constitution?

Republic:

  • a democratic, secular, legal and social state whose highest values are an individual, his life, rights and freedoms.

Fundamental Principles:

  • of the activity of the Republic are public concord and political stability; economic development for the benefit of all the nation; Kazakhstan patriotism and resolution of the most important issues of the affairs of state by democratic methods including voting at an all-nation referendum or in the Parliament.

Government:

  • The Republic of Kazakhstan is a unitary state with a presidential form of government.

People:

  • The people shall be the only source of state power.
  • The Republic of Kazakhstan shall recognize ideological and political diversity.

Languages:

  • The state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the Kazakh language.
  • In state institutions and local self-administrative bodies the Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds along with the Kazakh language.
  • The state shall promote conditions for the study and development of the languages of the people of Kazakhstan.

What country does Astana belong to?

USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

What is the time difference New York and Kazakhstan?

New York is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -5 hours, ie. 5 hours behind Greenwich, England. Kazakhstan has two time zones, eastern and western. Kazakhstan West is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +5 hours, ie. 5 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. Kazakhstan East is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +6 hours, ie. 6 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. New York is either 10 or 11 hours behind Kazakhstan depending on the part of Kazakhstan to which you refer. (Daylight savings not taken into account.)

How do you spell kazakhstan?

That is the correct spelling of the proper noun Kazakhstan (country in western Asia).

What is the current head of kazakhstan?

Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev is the current leader.

What is Kazakhstan's former name?

This is a difficult question to answer because before the Soviet Union occupied and absorbed the territory that makes up Tajikistan was not an independent state. The region was inhabited by different tribes who were primarily nomadic. Many centuries before the USSR the region was part of the Samanid Empire. The region has sometimes been referred to by the names of some of the ancient cities like Bokhara and Samarkaand which lay on the Silk Road.

How big is kazakhstan compared with the uk?

(Lets assume "us" refers to the United States) The US is the fourth largest country by area, about 96 Gigare; Kazakhstan is the ninth, at 27 Ga.

(One Gigare is a billion are -- an are is 100 square meters.)

How did kazakhstan get its name?

Uzbekistan took its name from Khan Uzbek, the ruler responsible for the conversion of the 'Golden Horde' to Islam at the beginning of the 14th century. Its cities Tashkent Bukhara, and Samarkand remained the centers of learning for some centuries at time when the entire West was engulfed in darkness. Bukhara is the hometown of Ibn Sina (b. 980 CE) - known to the West as Avicenna - A philosopher and a great physician of his time - indeed the greatest name in world medicine. He wrote 'The Canon of Medicine', a systematic encyclopedia based on the achievements of Greek and Arab physicians. Present-day Bukhara is city of more than 500,000 people - full of impressive architectural delights - among them the mausoleum of Samanid and the Kalyan minaret, which is listed as 'historical monument' by the UN.

What characteristics do Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have in common?

1. They're both former members of the Soviet Union and current members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

2. They both have lots of economic power in resources but exports are among the lowest.

3. They have questionable regimes that use authoritarian tactics to rule.

4. They're in a similar climate (steppes and deserts)

I'm sure there are more but these are a few.

Is Kazakhstan in Asia?

It is not part of the Asia Pacific Region. Kazakhstan is situated in Central Asia. There is part of Kazakhstan that lies in Europe. The actual center of Eurasian continent is located in Kazakhstan. It borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

How do you say good afternoon in Kazakhstan?

Celem (selem)

Salem! or

Salamatsiz ba? (how are you?)

What is the name of the large inland body of water bordered by Iran Azerbaijan Russia and Kazakhstan?

The major body of water along the western boundaries of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is the CASPIAN SEA.

What is monetary unit of kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic.

The tenge is the currency of Kazakhstan.


The International currency code is KZT.