This presentation is about the biggest central Asian state 'Kazakhstan'. It comprises of history of Kazakhstan and different statistics about Kazakhstan.

1. Kazakhstan
Introduction
Today my topic of presentation is “Kazakhstan”. Republic of Kazakhstan is the biggest central Asian
state. Kazakhstan is a former USSR state.
History
Kazakhstan was ruled under Turk Khanate between 6th – 13th century. Then Mongols took control over
and Kazakhstan remained a part of Mongol Empire between 13th – 16th century. Then it was ruled by Kazakh
Khanate between 17th – 18th century. From the 2nd decade of 19th century, Russians took control over
Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan remained a part of USSR from 1920 – 1991. Kazakhstan declared its Independence
on December 16, 1991. Capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Russian is the official language but official state
language is Kazakh. The territorial area Kazakhstan is covering is about 2.725 million km² and if we put
together all other central Asian countries in Kazakhstan, we would still have 0.7 million km² area remaining.
Kazakhstan shares its borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan and adjoins a
large part of the Caspian Sea. Its Currency is Tenge. Literacy Rate of the country is much high and is 99.5%.
Islamis the largest religion being practiced in Kazakhstan. 70.2% of the country’s population is Muslim
according to 2009 National Census. Ethnic Groups divided Kazakhs in 66%, Russians into 21% and others in
13% including Tatars, Uzbeks and Germans.
Economic Statistics
According to the figures of 2015, GDP of Kazakhstan is 184.2 billion dollars and Per Capita income is
about 12,000$. GDP Growth Rate is 1.2% and Foreign Reserves are 98.6 Billion Dollars. Kazakhstan has also
substantial amount of Oil Reserves.