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Encyclopedia: Kazakhstan (9566 words) |
 | Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country in the world by area, but its semi-deserts (steppe) make it only the 57th country in population, with approximately 6 persons per sq km (16 per sq mi). |
| Kazakhstan is a constitutional republic with a strong presidency. |
| Kazakhstan is a bilingual country: the Kazakh language, spoken by 64.4% of the population, has the status of the "state" language, while Russian is declared the "official" language, and is used routinely in business. |
| Speech by President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the UN Counterterrorism Committe Meeting in Almaty, January 26, 2005 (1471 words) |
| Kazakhstan sets its hopes on the Organization in the belief that it will be able to ensure stability in the world and to establish a just world order, based on universally accepted norms of international law. |
| Kazakhstan shares the view that in order to prevent the threat of interstate and internal conflicts greater attention should be paid to the development of regional security and cooperation mechanisms. |
| Kazakhstan is looking forward to an active dialogue between all the participants in the specific areas of cooperation in the fight against international terrorism. |
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