Location: Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe
Population: 15,284,929 (July 2007 est.)
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.)
National holiday: Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
Currency (code): tenge (KZT)
Exchange rates: tenge per US dollar - 122.39 (2007), 126.09 (2006), 132.88 (2005), 136.04 (2004), 149.58 (2003)
