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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Seeks to Make Economic, Diplomatic Inroads in Mongolia
BY JOANNA LILLIS
Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, visited Mongolia with the twofold intention of bolstering political stability there following last month’s post-election protests, and seeking an economic foothold in the East Asian country’s lucrative and under-developed mining sector.
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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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