CKAZAKHSTANN
YYour Tour Guide: Olzhas {Alljazz} Yestekov
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
• Olzhas {Alljazz}
Yestekov
– Fulbright Scholarship
– Accounting
– Almaty
– Starting own accounting
firm

COUNTRY MAP

COUNTRY QUICK FACTS
• Full name: Republic of Kazakhstan
• Population: 19,274,128 (2022) (est. 2019)
• Capital: Astana
• Largest city: Almaty
• Area: 1,052,085 sq mi (24 Ohio state)
• Major language: Kazakh, Russian
• Major religion: Islam, Christianity
• Life expectancy: 62 years (men), 73 years (women)
• Monetary unit: 1 Kazakh tenge = 100 tiyn
• Main exports: Oil, uranium, ferrous and nonferrous
metals, machinery, chemicals, grain, wool, meat, coal

CHARYN CANYON
• 96 miles long
• Width 492-984feet
• Depth of 490–980 feet
• Took 2-3 million years to form

LANGUAGE:
• HELLO - SALEM GOOD BYE – SAU BOL
• YES - YA NO – ZHOK THANK YOU -RAKHMET
• YOUR WELCOME – OKASY ZHOK PLEASE – N/A
• I LOVE YOU – SUYEMIN HOW ARE YOU - KALAYSIN
• EXCUSE ME - KESHIRINIZ I AM SORRY - KESHIRINIZ
• DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH – ANGYLSHA BILESIZ BE
• MY NAME IS OLZHAS – MENIM ATIM OLZHAS
• I AM KAZAKH – MEN KAZAKPYN

COUNTRY
• LEADER: PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev (2019)
• GOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENTARY
REPUBLIC
• VOTING AGE: 18 YEARS OLD

RELIGIONS
• ISLAM – 70%
• ORTHODOX – 20%
• NONE – 4%
• CATHOLIC – 3 %
• PROTESTANT - 2%
• OTHER – 1%

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
• March 8 – International Women Day
• March 22 – Nauryz
• May 1 – Unity Day
• May 7 - Defender of the Fatherland Day
• May 9 – Victory Day
• December 16 – Independence Day

FOOD
•BESHPARMAK
•HORSE MEAT
•HORSE MILK
•CAMEL MEAT
•CAMEL MILK

MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS & TRADITIONS
TRADITIONAL SPORTS:
•KOKPAR – HORSE POLO
•KIZ KUU – KISS A GIRL DURING HORSE RACE
•KAZAKHSHA KURES – WRESTLING
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:
•DOMBRA – TWO STRING
•KOBYZ – TWO STRING
DANCE:
•KARA ZHORGA – BREAKDANCE

LINKS
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1298071.stm
• http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/kazakhstan
• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan
• https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kazakhstan
• http://www.kazakhembus.com/
• http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/kazakhstan-
guide/
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g293943-Kazakhstan-
Vacations.html
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Kazakhstan
• http://www.worldtravelguide.net/kazakhstan

RAKHMET!