KAZAKHSTAN: BANK NOTE FROM KAZAKHSTAN

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Local name: Qazaqstan
Capital: Astana
Government: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Currency: tenge (KZT)
Official language: Kazakh, Russian

Brief History. Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes migrated into the region in the 13th. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; achieving a sustainable economic growth outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.

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Sunday, 1 February 2009

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