Kazakhstan is an
independent Republic. Kazakhstan is an ancient and hospitable land,
which occupies a large part of Central Asia. On the eastern border of
Kazakhstan lies China. To the south lies its fraternal Republics –
Kyrgyzia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, to the north and to the west lies
Russia. Kazakhstan has 14 regions, 84 cities. More than 17 million
people of over a hundred nationalities and ethnic groups live in the
republic. The head of Kazakhstan is a president, his name is Nursultan
Nazarbayev. Almaty is a former capital of Kazakhstan. In 1997, the
president of sovereign Kazakhstan made a decision to transfer the
capital from Almaty to Akmola. In 1998 the government of the country
decided to change the name of the capital into Astana, what means
"capital” in Kazakh language. In Kazakhstan people speak Russian or
Kazakh languages. Kazakhstan has hundreds of nationalities that’s why
all people speak their native language. There are many parties in
Kazakhstan, for example: Azat, Otan, Alash, Azamat. The president is
elected every seven years. The parliament can be divided into two parts.
One of them is deputation of Senate and the other is deputation of
Mazhilis. Kazakhstan is rich in mineral resources. Coal, oil, timber and
gas are the most important of them. I’m proud of my country.
