KAZAKHSTAN : FACTBOOK   Country name : Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan   Capital : Astana   Location : Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe.   Area : 2,717,300 sq km.   Climate : continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid.   Terrain : extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia.   Geography : landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome.   Population : 16,763,795 (July 2003 est.).   Ethnic groups : Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Uighur 1.4%, other 6.6% (1999 census).   Languages : Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.).   Religions : Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%   Government type : republic.   Administrative divisions : 14 provinces and 3 cities.   Currency : tenge (KZT)   GDP : $120 billion (2002 est.)   GDP - per capita : $7,200 (2002 est.)   Industries : oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials.   Exports : $10.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)   Exports - commodities : oil and oil products 58%, ferrous metals 24%, chemicals 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal (2001).   Exports - partners : Russia 16.2%, Bermuda 12.1%, China 11.3%, Germany 8.8%, Italy 5.5%, Ukraine 4.9%, France 4% (2002)   Imports : $9.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)   Imports - commodities : machinery and equipment 41%, metal products 28%, foodstuffs 8% (2001).   Imports - partners : Russia 37.1%, US 9.3%, China 9.3%, Germany 9.1% (2002).