KAZAKHSTAN

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Kazakhstan People

Country Name: Republic of Kazakhstan

Capital City: Astana

Population: 15,233,244 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.33% (2006)

Currency: Tenge (KZT)

Languages: Kazakh, Russian

Area: 2,717,300 sq km

Inflation Rate: 8.6% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.1% (2005)

Domain extension: .kz

PEOPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN

Age Structure 0-14 years:

22.5% (male 1,758,782/female 1,683,249)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.2% (male 5,169,314/female 5,407,661)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

8.3% (male 446,549/female 819,374) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

29.1 years

Median Age - male:

27.5 years

Median Age - female:

30.8 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.352% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

16.23 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-3.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.045 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.956 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.545 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.932 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

67.22 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

61.9 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

72.84 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Kazakhstani(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Tatar 1.7%, Uygur 1.4%, other 4.9% (1999 census)

Religions:

Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%

Languages:

Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)