Capital: Astana
Government Type: Republic, Authoritarian Presidential Rule
Chief of State: President Nursultan A. Narzarbayev
Population: 15,399, 437
Area: 1.05 million sq. miles, the ninth largest county in the world, the size of Western Europe
Languages: Kazakh (state language, 64.4%), Russian (official language, 95%)
Literacy: Male (99.8%), Female (99.3%)
Year of Independence: 1991 (From the Soviet Union)
Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Kazakhstan since July 1993. Since then 1043 Volunteers have served and 165 are currently in country. Volunteers currently work in the program areas of Education and Organizational and Community Assistance.
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