RECENT HEADLINES
Kazakhstan: Astana Strives to Balance Ties with United States and Russia
The geopolitical competition between the United States and Russia in the Caspian Basin seems to be shifting away from Georgia and focusing on Kazakhstan. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in Astana on October 5, sought to downplay the notion that Washington is vying with Moscow for the loyalty of President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s administration. Experts and officials inside Moscow’s Ring Road do not appear to be taking Rice’s comments at face value.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 2,716,998 sq km (1,049,039 sq mi)
Population: 15,143,704
Capital: Astana 270,400
President: Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev
Religion: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Life Expectancy: 66.07 years
GDP per capita: $6,300
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Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan
ul. Furmanova, 117-20
Almaty, 480091
Kazakhstan
Phone: (7 3272) 503 811, 588 983
Fax: (7 3272) 503 814
Email: sfk@soros.kz
Executive Director: Mr. Dariusz Zietek
Website: http://www.soros.kz/
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