About Kazakhstan
Population: 14 820 900 person (official data for January, 1st , 2002).
Capital: Astana
Language: Kazakh, Russian
Religion: Islam, Christianity, no state religion
Monetary unit: 1 Kazakh tenge = 100 tiyin
Climate: sharply continental. The average temperature in January is in the ranges of – 19 and - 4°Ñ, average temperature in July is in the ranges of +19 and +26 °Ñ. The lowest temperature reaches -45°Ñ , the highest temperature is +30°Ñ
Borders: China - 1460 km, Kyrgystan - 980 km, Turkmenistan - 380 km, Uzbekistan - 2300 km, Russia - 6467 km.

