Kazakhstan is the country of the most ancient civilization on the Eurasian continent, is a home for nomad tribes and is a sizable piece of the Great Silk Way (1400 km). Kazakhstan is the fatherland of the great philosopher, the Sufism founder - Hodzha Ahmet Jassaui. There are about 27,000 antiquities in the Republic.

Location: It is the ninth largest country in the world, covering an area of 2,7 million sq km. It is located in the centre of the Eurasian continent and is bordered by the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and China. The total border length is 12187 km.

Relief: Kazakhstan is known for a variety of landscapes: from high snow mountains to steppes, semi-deserts and deserts. The lowest point - Karagie hollow (-132 m), the highest point - Khan Tengri Peak (7010 m)

Political structure: the Head of the State is the President. The supreme authority is a parliament consisting of two houses­ – the Senate and the Mazhilis.

Climate: Sharply continental.

Flora and Fauna: A thousand species of plants, including Asiatic poplar and elm, thousands species of animals: brown bear, pink flamingo, leopard, saigas, etc.

Population: Kazakhstan is a multinational state. The population is about 15 million: Kazakhs - 45 %, Russian - 35 %, and over 100 other nationalities - 20 %.

Language: the official language is Kazakh, which belongs to group of the Turkic languages. Russian remains the language of international communications.

Religion: a wide variety of religions, Islam and Christianity are dominant religions.
Capital: Astana, since 1996 (square 2724,9 sq. km).

Capital: Astana

The biggest city: Almaty was the capital of the Republic from 1924 until 1996. The tourist, social, cultural, economic and educational centre of the Republic with a population of over 1,5 million people.
National currency: Tenge

Time: + 6 GTM (Almaty, Astana). The best time for travel: May to October.