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Kazakhstan

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Capital:	Astana
Area size (Land only):	2699700 sq. km Slightly larger than western Europe
Time zone:	GMT +5
Currency:	Tenge
Area code:	(+) 7
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Continental, very dry

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Kazakh is the official language. Russian, German, Ugric and other languages are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	15.6 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	15.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	15.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	15.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	15.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	15.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	14.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	14.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	15.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
17.8 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Kazakhs form 47 percent of the population, Russians 35 percent, and Ukranians 5 percent. There are also Uzbek and Tatar minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam and Christian Orthodox.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	57.8 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	57.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	57.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	57.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	56.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	56.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	56.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	56.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1924
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
90 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	24.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	23.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	24.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	26.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	26.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	27.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	65.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	63.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	63.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	65.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	64.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	60.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	58.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	57.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	60.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	60.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	59.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	71.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	69.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	69.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	28 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	26 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	63 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	63 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	63 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	61 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	81 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	60 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	32 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	29 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	73 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	73 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	73 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	76 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	140 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	210 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	73	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	79	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	76	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	79	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	4 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	11 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	6 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	8 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	96 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	86 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	86 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	91 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	97 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	72 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	72 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available percent

Landlines telephones

2008	220 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	210 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	191 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	178 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	169 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	149 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	140 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	130 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	123 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	961 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	800 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	508 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	355 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	162 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	89 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	69 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	39 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	123 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	123 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	87 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	27 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	20 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	145 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	150 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	111 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	107 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	122 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	100 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	88	Transparency International
2001	71 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	65 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	5020 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	3870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2940 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2300 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1800 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1520 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1350 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1270 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	104.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	81.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	57.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	43.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	30.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	24.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	22.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	18.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	10.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	9.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	9.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	9.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	9.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	13.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	9.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	15.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	21.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	17.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	16.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	11.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	5.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	10.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	17.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
25.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	354 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	354 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	345 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	339 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	129 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	133 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	137 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	144 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	148 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	148 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	146 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	141 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	4825	UNHCR
2007	5235	UNHCR
2006	7376	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	4316	UNHCR
2004	6121	UNHCR
2003	6559	UNHCR
2002	6315	UNHCR
2001	2803	UNHCR
2000	2537	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	4352	UNHCR
2007	4285	UNHCR
2006	4412	UNHCR
2005	7265	UNHCR
2004	15844	UNHCR
2003	15831	UNHCR
2002	20610	UNHCR
2001	19531	UNHCR
2000	20574	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	No data available	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	2.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	No data available percent
1998-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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