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Facts about Kazakhstan

 

Continent: Asia                     

 

Region: Central Asia                  

 

Size: 2,724,900 km²

 

Language: Kazakh and Russian

 

Capital: Astana

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Climate: continental - hot summer from 18°C ​​to 30°C; cold winters - from -3°C to -15°C

Currency: tenge (KZT).

All payments in Kazakhstan are accepted only in tenge.

Phone: Code for Kazakhstan +7. Astana area code 7271

 

 

Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world. It is a huge place with a very small population of only 19 million people. Kazakhstan gained independence on December 16.

It is the largest landlocked country in the world, with Russia to the north, China to the west, Uzbekistan to the south, and the Caspian Sea to the west.

Kazakhstan is a multicultural country with more than 130 ethnic groups and nationalities, including Kazakhs, Russians, Koreans, Germans, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Uzbeks, Poles and Lithuanians.

By all accounts, apples come from Kazakhstan, and there are still orchards of wild apple trees in the country.

Kazakhstan is rich in minerals and resources (goods).

Kazakhstan hosted the exhibition Expo 2017 "Energy of the Future".

Lake Balkhash, one of the largest lakes in the world, has unique qualities. One-half of the water remains salty while the other half of the lake has fresh water.

The highest point in Kazakhstan is Mount Khan Tengri of the Tien Shan Range. At 23,000 feet (7,010 m), it is also the northernmost elevation in the world at 7,000 m. The lowest point in Kazakhstan is the bottom of the Karagie Depression at 433 feet (132 m) below sea level. Located to the east of the Caspian Sea, it is one of the lowest elevations on earth.

• Life in Astana

Facts about Astana

 

Fact #1

The idea of ​​the capital's name came to Nursultan Nazarbayev in the middle of the night.

“There were all sorts of opinions on how to name the capital: Kazakhstan, or Ishim, or Saryarka. Usually I think well at night when sleep does not come. I always have a tape recorder or a notebook nearby, I immediately write it down so as not to forget. And the idea came to me to name Astana," the Head of State recalled during an interview with the Kazakh media in March 2017.

 

Fact #2

The population of Astana has increased by 3.8 times in recent years. If 275 thousand people lived in the city 20 years ago, now there are more than 1 million inhabitants.

 

Fact #3

During this time, the area of ​​Astana has increased by 3 times. In 1997, the urban area was 258 square kilometers, today it exceeds 722 square kilometers.

 

Fact #4

Every day 70-75 children are born in Astana.

 

Fact #5

The millionth resident of Astana was born on July 4, 2016 in the family of Olzhas and Arailym Mukhamedyarovs. The girl was named Saida. She is their firstborn.

 

Fact #6

Every day, 8.5 thousand residents visit the capital's polyclinics, 400 patients are hospitalized, more than 120 complex operations are performed, and an ambulance serves 1.5 thousand calls per day.

 

Fact #7

Astana became the first city in Kazakhstan where a fully artificial heart transplant was performed. The operation took place at the end of 2017 under the leadership of the head of the National Scientific Medical Center Yuri Pya. An artificial heart was implanted in a 60-year-old patient suffering from severe heart failure in the terminal stage.

 

Fact #8

Astana is getting warmer every year. The average annual temperature rises by 0.4 degrees every 10 years. The climate in Astana, according to RSE "Kazgidromet", is becoming more favorable. The temperature rises in almost all months and in all seasons of the year. From year to year, of course, deviations can be observed, both positive and negative, but in general, the temperature is steadily rising.

 

Fact #9

There are 25 people with the name Astana in Kazakhstan.

 

Fact #10

The largest buildings in the world of tent and spherical shape were built in Astana. The largest tent is the Khan Shatyr shopping and entertainment center, and the largest ball is the Nur Alem sphere, or the Museum of the Future, located on the territory of the EXPO-2017 exhibition.

 

Public holidays

January 1-2	New Year
March 8	International Women's Day
March 21-23	Nauryz holiday
The 1 of May	Holiday of unity of the people of Kazakhstan
May 7	Defender of the Fatherland Day
9th May	Victory Day
July 6	Capital Day
August 30	Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan
the 25th of October	Republic Day
December 16	Independence Day