2. Flag
The flag has a gold sun with 32
rays above a golden steppe
eagle, both centered on a sky
blue background; the hoist side
displays a national ornamental
pattern in gold; the blue color is
of religious significance to the
Turkic peoples of the country,;
the sun, a source of life and
energy, the eagle represents,
the freedom power, and the
flight to the future.
3. Anthem coat of arms and currency
• Anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamvtFPhFoU
• Coat of arms •Currency
4. Ethnic groups and lenguage
• Languages: Kazakh 64.4%,
Russian official 95%.
• Ethmic groups:
- Kazakh 63.1%,
- Russian 23.7%,
-Uzbek 2.8%,
- Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%,
other.
• Religions: Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (Russian
Orthodox 23.9%, other Christian 2.3%), Buddhist 0.1%, other
0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5%
5. GEOGRAPHY
It is located in central Asia north
west of China in eastern most
Europe. In the continent of Asia.
The total area is around 2,724,900
sq km.
It borders with China, Russia,
Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.
It also borders with the Aral sea and
the Caspian sea.
Lowest point: Vpadina Kaundi.
Highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy
6,995 m
7. Climate
• It has a continental climate, hot summers
and cold winters.
8. Politics
• CONSTITUTION: first post-independence constitution adopted 28 January 1993; new
constitution adopted by national referendum 30 August 1995, amended May 2007
and February 2011
• legal system: civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the
theory and practice of the Russian Federation
• suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
9. POLITICAL BRANCHES
• Executive branch
chief of state: President Nursultan Abishuly
head of government: Prime Minister Serik AKHMETOV; First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
• LEGISATIVE BRANCH:
Has a bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 15 members are appointed by
the president; 32 members elected by local assemblies; members serve six-year terms, but
elections are staggered with half of the members up for re-election every three years) and the
Mazhilis (107 seats; 9 out of the 107 Mazhilis members elected by the Assembly of the People of
Kazakhstan, elected to serve five-year terms.
• JUDITIAL BRANCH:
highest court: Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of 44 members); Constitutional Council
(consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges proposed by the president of the
republic on recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, and confirmed by the Senate; the
Majilis chairperson each appoints one member for a 3-year term and each appoints one member
for a 6-year term; chairperson of the Constitutional Council appointed by the president of the
republic for a 6-year term
subordinate courts: regional and local courts.
11. HISTORY
• 1st-8th centuries - Turkic-speaking and Mongol tribes invade and
settle in what is now Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
• 8th century - Arab invaders introduce Islam.
• 1219-24 - Mongol tribes led by Genghis Khan invade Kazakhstan
and Central Asia. Later they become assimilated by Turkic tribes
that make up the majority in their empire.
• 1917 - Civil war breaks out following the Bolshevik revolution in
Russia
• 1920 - Kazakhstan becomes an autonomous republic of the USSR.
• 1989 Kazakh the state language and Russian a language of inter-ethnic
communication
• 1991 December Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet
Union and joins the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
• 1992 - Kazakhstan admitted into the United Nations and the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
12. HISTORY
• 1995 - Kazakhstan signs economic and military cooperation pact
with Russia; nuclear-free status is obtained; December 2000 and a
new constitution
• 1997 capital is moved from Almaty to Akmola
• 1998 - New capital is renamed Astana
• 2001 June - Kazakhstan joins China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in launching the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO)
• 2003 December - President Nazarbayev announces moratorium on
death penalti
• 2009 October France and Kazakhstan sign energy and business
deals worth $6bn
14. Economy
• The economy
of Kazakhstan is the
largest economy
in Central Asia. It
possesses enormous oil
reserves as well as
minerals and metals.
15. Primary sector
• It also has considerable agricultural potential with its vast steppe
lands accommodating both livestock and grain production.
The mountains in the south are important for apples and walnuts; both
species grow wild there. Kazakhstan's industrial sector rests on the
extraction and processing of these natural resources and also on a
relatively large machine building sector specializing in construction
equipment, tractors, agricultural machinery, and some military items
16. Secondary sector
• Oil and gas is the leading economic sector.
• MINING: Kazakhstan is a leading producer of many
mineral commodities, including uranium, Ferrochrome,
titanium sponge, cadmium, magnesium, rhenium,
copper, bauxite, gallium and zinc.
• It is the leading country in the world for uranium
production volumes.
17. Tertiary sector
While Kazakhstan is a country possessing many
areas of great natural beauty and potential, the
tourist industry is still underdeveloped but growing
rapidly. Kazakhstan's new capital, the city of Astana,
has several recently constructed world-class hotels.
Kazakhstan's other major city, Almaty, has numerous
major hotels that cater to international travelers. But
the majority of cities in Kazakhstan have few hotels
that can offer tourists accommodations and travel
services that are in accordance with international
standards.
18. Imports and exports
• MAIN EXPORTS
COUNTRIES:
China 21.0%
Russia 9.9%
France 9.3%
Germany 6.9%
Italy 5.0%
Canada 4.8%
Ukraine 4.7%
Romania 4.1%.
•MAIN IMPORTS
COUNTRIES:
Russia 31.6%
China 26.6%
Germany 6.0%
Ukraine 4.4%
19. Source
• Cia factbook
• Wikipedia
• Unciclopedia
• Kazakhstan historical events
• Economic sectors from Kazakhstan
