Kazakhstan

Surface:   2.724.900 square kilometer

Captital:   Nur-Sultan

Population and density:   18 Mio  / 7 Inhabitants per square kilometer

Population structure:

• 63,1 % Kazakh
• 23,7 % Russian
• 2,9 % Uzbek
• 2,1 % Ukrainian
• 1,4 % Uyghur
• 1,3 % Tatar
• 1,1 % German
• 4,4 % Other

Currency:  Kasazkh Tenge

Source: Wikipedia

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UNESCO World Heritage in Kazakhstan:

• Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
• Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
• Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Intangible Cultural Heritage in Kazakhstan:

• Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breeders (2018)
• Kazakh traditional Assyk games (2017)
• Kurese in Kazakhstan (2016)
• Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisation (2015)
• Kazakh traditional art of Dombra Kuy (2014)
• Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings) (2014)