Kazakhstan

Basic facts about Kazakhstan  Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.) Area study centers     (teaching and research) Associations     (professional, non-governmental, international, local) Communications (includes Computer and Internet issues) Culture, fine arts, entertainment Current events and media Economy    (incl. business and finances) Education Geography and travel    (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.) Government  Grants Health and fitness    (incl. medicine, sports, etc.) History    (incl. genealogy, etc.) Language     (incl. dictionaries) Law Libraries and archives Literature    (incl. books online and book vendors) People     (biography) Politics     (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies) Religions Science and technology   (incl. environmental issues) Society   (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.) Statistics

Basic country information

• US Department of State Background Note: Kazakhstan Basic facts about Kazakhstan: geography, population, history, economy, etc.
• Kazakhstan (an online introduction to Kazakhstan, with basic facts on its economy, defence, geography, government, history and people)
• U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Kazakstan (sic!) (excellent starting point for learning about the country; includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, and culture; early to modern history; geography, government, and the economy)
• The World Factbook - Kazakhstan, (by CIA; covers geographical data, information on population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
• Infoplease - Kazakhstan (basic data on geography, government and history plus basic statistics)
• Official Kazakhstan (an official page of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with information about the country's government, politics, economy, history, etc.)
• KazakInfo (basic information about Kazakhstan)

Internet searching tools (search engines, directories, etc.)

• REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies, Internet Resources, (search by entering "Kazakhstan")
• Kazakhstan Resource Page (general information, news, history, culture, etc.; by Eurasia.net)
• Kazakhstan Subject Index (from the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, NY; links organized by subject)

Area study centers (academic and research)

• Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies - The University of Texas at Austin
• The Caspian Information Center (Information and research on Comtemporary Kazakhstan)
• Less Commonly Taught Languages Database (provided by the University fo Minnesota; to receive a list of post-secondary institutions where Kazakh is taught, enter "Kazakh" under "Language" or select it from a clickable language list)
• Inner Asian and Altaic Studies (a Harvard University Ph.D. program)
• CenAsianet
• The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center at Indiana University

Associations (professional, non-governmental, international, local)

• Central Eurasian Studies Society (a non-profit US-based organization interested in the study of Turkic, Mongolian, Iranian, Caucasian, Tibetan and other peoples of the region from the Black Sea to Tibet)
• Open Society Assistance Foundation - Kazakhstan (the latest Foundation activity report and a link to information about Kazakhstan)
• List of non-profit organizations in Kazakhstan (from Idealist.org, a non-profit directory online)
• Kazakh Red Crescent and Red Cross Society (the page contains the society's contact information, profile and news)
• Climate Change Coordination Center (ecology and economy, nuclear waste, politics of ecology, environmental issues, etc.) added 14-Apr-04
• NGO Against Nuclear Waste Import and Bury -- a presentation by Zhanay Sagintayev on the subject Spring 2004.

Communications (includes Computer and Internet issues)

• Kazakhstan Internet Access Provider List (part of the Internet directory maintained by B. J. Herbison)
• NSRC Kazakhstan (information on Internet service providers and telecommunications issues from the Network Startup Resource Center)
• IATP - Internet Access and Training Program in Kazakhstan (the program is funded by the US Department of State and administered by IREX)

Culture, fine arts and entertainment

Current events and media

• ABYZ News Links: Kazakhstan
• BBC Kazakh Service (daily news and features in Kazakh)
• Kazakhstan Press-Club (a non-governmental news service; in English or Russian; the news are current only in the Russian version)
• Eurasianet.org: Kazakhstan

Economy (incl. business and finances)

• Bisnis Country Reports: Kazakhstan (from BISNIS - Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States, the US Department of Commerce; the site offers overviews and fact sheets, trade and legal information, news and events, region-specific and industry reports, links, etc.)
• National Bank of Kazakhstan (an official site)
• The Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (a higher education institution offering program based on international standards)
• Climate Change Coordination Center (ecology and economy, nuclear waste, politics of ecology, environmental issues, etc.)
• 1st Kazakhstan International Consulting and Business Services Exhibition ConsultExpo 2004 (13 May - 15 May, 2004)
• “Oil & Gas exploration & transportation projects and companies, Caspian Region" class materials presented by Zhanay Sagintayev, Energy Economist, ARA, PetroKazakhstan--Spring 2004

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Education

Geography and travel (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.)

• Kazakhstan - Consular Information Sheet (from the U. S. State Department; contains the essential information on the country for travellers)
• Lonely Planet World Guide: Destination Kazakhstan (an excellent source of information for travellers)
• Asia Maps (from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin; scroll down to "Kazakhstan" to find several maps of the country)
• Cities of Kazakhstan (a web page presenting description, photos and weather information for Almaty and Astana)
• Avantour Kazakhstan (Travel information about Kazakhstan and its cities)

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Government

• Official Kazakhstan (an official page of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with information about the country's government, politics, economy, history, etc.)
• Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations (an official site)
• Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington, D. C.

Grants

• Eurasianet.Org: Grant and Employment Opportunities ( a list of grant-giving organizations for Central Asia)
• Fulbright Scholarship Program

Health and fitness (incl. medicine, sports, etc.)

• World Health Organization: Country Infomation - Kazakhstan (the page contains basic statistics and WHO reports on health and the health care system in Kazakhstan)
• Kazakh Red Crescent and Red Cross Society (the page contains the society's contact information, profile and news)

History (incl. genealogy, etc.)

• World History Archives : the History of the Republic of Qazaqstan (Kazakhstan) (a database that contains documents on the political, economic, social and cultural history of Uzbekistan)
• History of Kazakhstan (an essay on Kazakh history; part of www.countryreports.org Kazakhstan site)

Language (incl. dictionaries and teaching)

• Ethnologue: report for Kazakhstan (brief sociolinguistic descriptions of languages of Kazakhstan)
• Self study Kazakh Langauage course materials (standard and business versions) including multi-media CD from the non-credit cources offered at the University of Texas, Spring 2004. Scroll through the list of classes offered and select desired class material provided by Prof. Sagintayev.

• International Foundation for Election Systems - Kazakhstan (contains information on Kazakhstan elections, text of the Constitution of Kazakhstan, etc.)
• Guide to Law Online: Kazakhstan (a resource guide from the Law Library of Congress)
• Constitution of The Republic of Kazakhstan (full-text English version of the 1995 Constitution)

Libraries and archives

• Libraries on the Web: Kazakhstan (A Berkeley Digital Library project; provides a list of Kazakh libraries)
• National Library of the Republic of Kazakstan [sic!] (an official page)

Literature

• Kazakh Literature (an online full-text library of Kazakh literature; in Kazakh only)

People (biography)

Politics (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies)

• International Foundation for Election Systems - Kazakhstan (contains information on Kazakhstan elections, text of the Constitution of Kazakhstan, info on political parties, etc.)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (this official site contains news, informtion, and documents)
• Kazakhstan Special Weapons (the site is produced by the Federation of American Scientists)
• Climate Change Coordination Center (ecology and economy, nuclear waste, politics of ecology, environmental issues, etc.) added 14-Apr-04

Religions

Science and technology (incl. environmental issues)

• Aral Sea (a site devoted to the Aral Sea and its environmental issues)
• Maps of the Mineral Industry of Kazakhstan(from Europe and Central Eurasia : minerals information, by U.S. Geological Survey)
• “NGO Against Nuclear Waste Import and Bury” a presentation by Zhanay Sagintayev on the subject Spring 2004.

Society (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.)

• 1999 Country Report on Human Rights Practices : Kazakhstan (Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, February 25, 2000; an update is forthcoming)
• UNHCR Statistics (to find statistical reports on population, human rights, etc. related to Kazakhstan enter "Kazakhstan" in the search window in the top right corner of the page and mark "Restrict to Statistics")

Statistics

• UNICEF Statistics: Kazakhstan (basic children-related statistics)
• UNHCR Statistics (to find statistical reports on population, human rights, etc. related to Kazakhstan enter "Kazakhstan" in the search window in the top right corner of the page and mark "Restrict to Statistics")

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