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Languages | Kazak (Qazaq), official language spoken by over 40% of population; Russian, official language spoken by two-thirds of population and used in everyday business |
Religions | Muslim, 47%; Russian Orthodox, 44%; Protestant, 2%; other, 7% |
Ethnicity | Kazak (Qazaq) 46%, Russian 34.7%, Ukrainian 4.9%, German 3.1%, Uzbek 2.3%, Tatar 1.9%, other 7.1% (1996) |
Population | 15,284,929 (July 2007 est.) |
Capital | Astana, 280,200 (formerly Aqmola; capital since 1997) |
Currency | Tenge (KZT) |
Web Domains | .kz |
Phone Codes | 00-7 |
ICVolunteers-Switzerland is the Swiss branch of ICVolunteers. Historically, the Swiss office is the cradle of the whole organization. ICVolunteers has local presence in a growing number of countries, including Kazakhstan.
We invite you to look over what we are doing in the area.
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