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Communications of Kazakhstan

Telephones - main lines in use:2.928 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:4.955 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: service is poor; equipment antiquated
domestic: intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; mobile cellular systems are available in most of Kazakhstan
international: country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
Radio broadcast stations:AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)
Radios:6.47 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Televisions:3.88 million (1997)
Internet country code:.kz
Internet hosts:21,187 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):10 (with their own international channels) (2001)
Internet users:400,000 (2005)

Kazakhstan Quickstats

  • Population: 15,284,929 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 2,717,300 sq km
  • Density: 5.4 /km² (215th)
  • GDP (total): $145.5 billion (56th)
  • GDP (per capita): $9,594 (66th)
  • Literacy: 99.5%

Languages of Kazakhstan

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  • Currency: Tenge (KZT)
  • Dial code: +7

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Kazakhstan Internet

  • Usage: 400,000
  • Penetration: 2.7 %
  • Top Domain: .kz

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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