2. Kazakhstan is situated in Central Asia. Kazakhstan borders on
Kirgizia, Uzbikistan, Turkministan in the south, China in the east and Russia in the
north. There are a lot of hills, mountains on its territory.
The greatest of them are the Alatow, Tian-Shian mountains, besides there are long
rivers in country. The main rivers are the Ural, the Irtysh, the Tobol, the Syrdaria. The
Kaspian sea is situated in country too. Besides this famous lake there are such lakes
as the Balhash, the Issyck-Kul.

3. The landscape of country is diverse. There are
mountains, forests, seas, lakes, rivers, deserts, and flat plains
called the steppe.

4. The population of Kazakhstan more than 16 million people. My
country is a multinational state. There are 132 ethnic groups.
The first president of our state is Nursultan Nazarbaev.

5. The flag of Kazakhstan consists of 2 color: yellow and blue.
There is an eagle in the center and kazakh ornament in the
left. The eagle flies under the sun, which means the freedom
of country.

6. The capital of our country is Astana, it became a capital in
1998, after Almaty. Almaty is a city of a million people, a big
administrative economic and cultural center of my country.
Astana is a great administrative industrial and scientific center.

7. The largest cities of Kazakhstan are
Aktobe, Karaganda, Semipolatinsk, Shymkent, Ustken

8. The Republic of Kazakhstan is a democratic, secular, legal and
social state whose highest values are an individual, his life, rights
and freedoms. The Republic of Kazakhstan is a unitary state
with a presidential form of government. The state power in the
Republic of Kazakhstan is unified and executed on the basis of
the Constitution and laws in accordance with the principle of its
division into the legislative, executive and judicial branches.

9. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the head of state, its highest
official determining the main directions of the domestic and foreign
policy of the state and representing Kazakhstan within the country and
in international relations. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
acts as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the state.
Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest representative
body of the Republic performing legislative functions. Parliament
consists of two Chambers acting on a permanent basis: the Senate and
the Majilis.