1. Kazakhstan

2. basics Official Name: Republic of Kazakhstan Capital: Astana
Population: million
Languages: Russian (official), Kazakh (state language)
Literacy: Male: [100%]; Female: [99%]
Independence Day: Dec. 16, 1991
Currency: Tenge
1 U.S. dollar =
Kazakhstani Tenge
Religion:
Islam 47%
Russian Orthodox 44%

3. Government Government Type: Republic President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister:
Karim Masimov

4. Almaty Largest city with 1.3 million people
Began as the Almaty settlement in the 3rd century BC.
In 1854 it was a fort
for Russian Empire.
The city was named
Vernyi and later
Alma-Ata

5. Karaganda Named for the cara-gana bush Coal mining town
During World War II, the Germans
evacuated a large coal industry to
Karaganda

6. Astana December 10, 1997 was renamed to Akmola
Also became the capital of Kazakhstan
May 6, 1998 it was renamed to Astana
Baiterek Tower

7. history
The first Kazakhs were nomads who live in yurts and raised sheep, horses and goats
Under Mongol rule in the 13th century
Conquered by Russia in the 18th century
Became part of the Kirgiz Autonomous “Independent” Republic formed by the Soviets in 1920
In 1925 name changed to
Kazakh ASSR

8. History continued Soviets made the Kazakhs settle on large farms
Encouraged the settlement of large numbers of Russians
Much of Kazakhstan was used as a nuclear weapons testing area
Became independent in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed
1/3 of the government’s operations were eliminated in 1997
And the capital was moved from Almaty to Astana

9. Geography Area: 1.05 million square miles
9th largest country in the world
It is the largest landlocked country
About 4 times the size of Texas
It is bordered by
China, Russia,
Kyrgyzstan,
Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan

10. Climate and land use Cold winters and hot summers like here
Much of the country has little rainfall
When the Soviet Union was in power they irrigated much of the land

11. Land use continued
Kazakhstan is a large producer of coal, oil, and natural gas
Mining is one of the biggest causes of Kazakhstan's economic growth
They mine iron ore, Lead, zinc, copper, gold, silver, etc.

12. Jobs and work force Work force distribution: Agriculture: 28.2%
Industry: 18.2%
Other: 53.6%
Kazakhstan produces a lot of wheat, cotton, and livestock

13. Military The Kazakhstan Armed Forces:
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces
About 8 million men and women fit for military service
Compared to the United States 145 million

14. Current events
Kazakhstan is bidding on the 2014 Winter Olympics. If they win the Olympics will most likely be in Almaty.
Kazakhstan has 15% of the world's uranium resources
India and Kazakhstan recently signed an agreement for peaceful use of nuclear energy
Another current event is the shrinking Aral Sea

15. Focus- The Aral sea
In the first half of the 20th century it was the 4th largest lake in the world
In 1960 the Soviet Union started irrigating water to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan from sources of the Aral Sea
Problems:
leaving behind endless plains where water used to be
hotter summers and colder winters
destroying local fishing industries
massive, disease spreading dust storms

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Created by: Cody Thomas Cody S. Thomas