Kazakhstan Government Type republic government Three branches legislative
Kazakhstan
Government Type: republic government Three branches: legislative, judicial and executive Elections: next election in 2016 Term length: 5 years President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Economy Market Economy: the government has little or no involvement in the economy Exports: Uranium, oil and agriculture Imports: Machinery, metal products Success: recovered well from the collapse of the Soviet Union Agriculture Exports Machine Imports Uranium Export
General Geography Political Map Physical Map
World Map of Kazakhstan 9 th largest country Largest landlocked country
Climate Type: Continental and dry Four distinct seasons Mostly desert regions Plants have to adapt to desert climate 1/3 of the country is the Kazakh Steppe
Country Flag Created: June 4, 1992 Blue stands for Kazakhstan's broad skies The eagle and sun represent freedom Yellow pattern represents the culture of aboriginal people of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Currency Tenge: the Kazakhstan currency 1 tenge= 145. 6 US dollars Brought into circulation on November 15, 1993 Banknotes=200; 500; 1, 000; 2, 000; 5, 000; 10, 000 Tenge Coins from 1 to 100
Language: Kazakh Written in Cyrillic alphabet Approximately 8 million speakers Сәлем = hello Ia= yes (formal) Aha=yes (informal) Men kazaksha onsha emes bilemin= I can’t speak Kazakh well Қалыңыз қалай? = How are you? Қош келдіңіз! = Welcome
Video of Learning Kazakh Click here to watch the full video
Kazakhstan Education 99. 6% literacy rate Compulsery Education: grade 1 -11 and age 6 -15 Must pass Edinoe Nacional'noe Testirovanie to get into a University Grading Scale: 1 -5 5=excellent 4= good 3=satisfactory Kazakhstan University
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