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Kazakhstan Adoption
 Country & Culture
Country: Republic of Kazakhstan
Location: Central Asia
Area: 1,052,090 sq mi (2,724,900 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 15,186,000
Capital: Kiev.
Languages: Kazakh (official), Russian
Religions: Islam, Christianity.
People/Ethnicity
Kazaks make up more than half the total population, while Russians make up about one-third. Other ethnic groups in Kazakhstan include Uzbeks, Uighurs, and Tajiks.
Geography
Kazakhstan stretches over a vast expanse of northern and central Eurasia. A small portion of its territory west of the Ural River is located in eastern-most Europe. It has borders with Russia, the People's Republic of China, and the Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea.
Government
Kazakhstan is a unitary republic with a Parliament consisting of two chambers, Senate and Assembly. Head of state is the President.
Source: Kazakhstan. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 24, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108341
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