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KAZAKHSTAN (QAZAQSTAN)

Kazakhstan is Central Asia's largest country and gained its independence in 1991. Its population includes Kazakhs, Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Tatars, Russians, and Ukrainians, with the Kazakhs in the majority. It is a land with steppes, deserts, mountains, canyons, rivers, and lakes. Major cities include Almaty, Karaganda, Chimkent, Taraz, Astana, Aqtobe, Aqtau, Atyrau, and Qostanay.
Banks, Investments, and Stock Market:

ATF Bank

Banker.kz - banking in Kazakhstan, in Russian

BankPozitiv

BankTuranAlem

Bank Centercredit, Almaty

Citibank Kazakhstan

HSBC Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)

Kazakhstan Investment and Business Guide - by Kazkommerts Securities

Banki Kazakhstana - in Russian

Kazakhstanskii Tsentr Mezhbankovskikh Raschetov - in Russian

Kazkommertsbank

National Bank of Kazakstan - in Russian

TexaKaBank: Bank of Texas and Kazakhstan

The World Bank Group in Kazakhstan

Businesses:

Kazakh Crafts and Souvenirs, Almaty - silk fabric paintings, miniatures, quilts, rugs, and other crafts, plus music and books

Vnedrencheskii tsentr "Reyting", Ust'-Kamenogorsk - tax consultation

Actis Systems Asia

Advantek International, Inc.

JSC "Almatygorstroy" Inc. - business-centre leasing

Almaty International Insurance Group Open Jointstockholding Company - insurance

Akparat Sprint Ltd. Co.

AlmaTV - cable television company

Almatygorophopmlenie, Almaty

Altel - cellular phones

The American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan

Kazaeronavigatsiya (Air Navigation System of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

AraneaScientia

ASBIS Kazakhstan

Asem-Ai Company, Almaty - "Sary-Agash" bottled mineral water

Asia-Soft, Almaty - technology

Astana Motors - cars

AOOT "ASTRA" - agriculture, in Russian

Autopanorama - cars

Azimut Energy Services

Bakhus, Almaty - champagne and cognac producer

Bazar - shopping, in Russian

Becker and K - in Russian

BestMemory - technology

BRIF Central Asia

Bukhara-Carpets.com, Almaty - antique and modern hand-made rugs from Central Asia, Persia, and the Caucasus

Butya Co. Ltd. - trade, distribution, and sales

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Check Point Central Asia - real estate, consulting

Gruppa Kompanii "Almakom" - climate control devices

Diamant, Karaganda - computers and peripherals

eAdvertising.kz: Elektronnaya Reklama - in Russian

ECA Group

Building Firm "Elistroy"

European Business Association of Kazakhstan

Folding Space - furniture company

Gamma Technologies, Almaty

Glotur - in Russian

GSM in Kazakhstan - phones, in Russian

Imanali - computers, peripherals, office equipment

A-Business Directory - in Russian

InSpe Computers

Lyubie Novie Avtomobili - cars, in Russian

OAO "Shubarkol'skii Razrez" - in Russian

National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom"

The Securities Market and Privatization in the Republic of Kazakstan

KazExpoService, Almaty - organizes fairs and exhibitions

KazInnerBeauty, Almaty - exhibitions, in Russian

Kazpost (Kazakhstan Postal Service)

Kazakhstan Cellular (K-Cell)

"KEGOC" (Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company)

Almaty Kilem - rug manufacturer

K-Mobile - cellular phone services

Kazkommerts-Life - life insurance company

Koksu Mining Company

Konfety Karagandy - confectionaries

KPMG in Kyrgyzstan - audit, tax, and advisory services

Reklamnoye Agenstvo "KIIK" - advertising agency

Kupida - electronics

Line Company Ltd. - in Russian

LogyCom - computers

Maslodel - food products manufacturer

NEWTECH Distribution

Nissa - network customs broker

Katalog Avtomobil'nix ob''yavleniy - cars

Orken Film Distribution

OTC Ltd. - phones, in Russian

Petro Kazakhstan Inc. - oil and gas

Procter and Gamble Central Asia, Almaty

Planeta Elektroniki - in Russian

PlusMicro Ltd., Karaganda - in Russian

PULSER, Almaty

Rahat, Karaganda - furniture supplier

Kazakhstan Temir Zholi (Kazakhstan Railways) - in Russian

Scott Holland Estates - real estate in Kazakhstan

Parasang Online - hardware and Internet services

RoadAd Outdoor Advertising

Semey Computers, Semipatalinsk

Subaru Center Kazakhstan - cars

The Rice Group, Central Asia

Toyota Center Almaty - cars

Translated.kz Translation Agency

Transsystem, Almaty - freight forwarding company

TrubRemCentre - tubing production and repair

Triade

Computer Centre "Rating", Ust-Kamenogorsk

Valyut-Tranzit, Karaganda

Wellcommunications Company - in Russian

VIYAKO - heating and climatic equipment

Geological Company "Yuggeo"

Education and Research:

Adilet Law School, Almaty - in Russian

The Kazakh State University of Agriculture, Almaty

The Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunications

Almaty Polytechnic College

The British Council Kazakhstan, Almaty

Cisco Internet Training Center

College Turan, Astana

Institute Manager - Economist "Daulet", Almaty

Eurasian Institute of Market, Almaty - in Russian

Alma-Ata School of Management, Almaty

Aktyubinskoye Istoricheskoye Obshchestvo Istoricheskiy fakul'tet AGU im. K. Zhubanova

International Academy of Business, Almaty

Kazakh-American University, Almaty

Kazakh-American University, Almaty

Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism

Kazakh Academy of Labour and Social Relations, Almaty

Kazakh Academy of Architecture

Kazakh State Law Academy, Almaty

Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University, Almaty

The Kazakstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research

Design Academy "Kazgor", Almaty and Astana - in Russian

Kazakhstan School of Public Health, Almaty

Karaganda State Technical University

Karaganda State University

Institute of Mathematics, Almaty

National Nuclear Center

Kazakhstan National Technical University, Almaty

South Kazakhstan Open University

Pavlodar University

Pavlodar State University

Economico-Technical Educational Complex, Petropavlovsk

Kainar University, Almaty

Stepnogorsk Humanitarian-Technical College

Almaty Technological University - in Russian

Turan University, Almaty

Axmet Yasawi University

Kazakhstanskiy Finansovo-Ekonomicheskiy Universitet, Karaganda

Government:

Agentstvo po chrezvichaynim situatsiyam - in Russian

Customs System, Almaty

Canadian Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tsentral'no-Kazakhstanskoye Territorial'noye - geology administration and mineral resources conservation in central Kazakhstan

Customs System, Karaganda

Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kapchagay Geological and Industrial Expedition

Agency on State Service Affairs

Agency on Investments

National Patent Office, Republic of Kazakhstan

Customs System of Kazakhstan

Kostanai Region

Mangystau Region

Website of the Mayor of Almaty

Committee for Standardization, Metrology, and Certification

Ministry of State Revenues

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Finance

Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Official Kazakhstan Site - in Russian and English - vast resource

Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan

U.S. Embassy in Almaty

Internet and Telecommunications Services:

ASTEL (Arna-Sprint) Online

Web Studio ATIS

Atyrau - Regional Telecommunication Service - in Russian

Central I.S.P. - in Russian

EKSI, Pavlodar - in Russian

The Kazakhstan Freenet

Golden Telecom

Host.kz

Intelsoft Kazakhstan

Almatytelecom

Nursat, Karaganda

Kaz ART Studio - website design, hosting, search optimization

Kepter Telekom Internet Service Provider

KazInformTelecom (K.I.T.)

Millmax Internet Solution and Service Provider

Netel Communications

NET Style

NURSAT - telecommunications joint venture

Internet-Agency "o2 Design" - in Russian

Kazakhstan Online - in Russian

RELCOM - in Russian

Internet Training Center

SemeyNet

INCOM server.kz - in Russian

Regional'naya Sluzhba Telekommunikatsii Gorod Shimkent - in Russian

All WWW-Kazakhstan - in Russian

South Network Group - in Russian

Kazaktelekom

Telegraf

Service Center "TUMAR"

YSA-Firm Internet Service Provider

Libraries:

Pavlodar Regional Universal Scientific Library Named After S. Toraygirov, Pavlodar

Scientific Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University

Republican Scientific and Technical Library, Karaganda Branch

"Mitsva" Kazakhstan's City Library, Almaty - Judaica and more

National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty

Republican Scientific and Technical Library, Petropavlovsk Branch

The East Kazakhstan Regional Library of A. S. Pushkin

Scientific and Technical Library of Kazakhstan, Almaty

Music:

Jazz in Kazakhstan

Rakhat Turlykhanov - Official Site - Kazakh singer

Bibigul' Tulegenovoy - Kazakh concert-hall singer, in Russian

Muzika na Site.kz - in Russian

News:

Agentstvo "Izdatel'", Delovoy Ust'-Kamenogorsk - in Russian

Avtomobilist, Karaganda - weekly newspaper in Russian

Ak Zhaiyk, Atyrau - in Russian

CaspioNet - national satellite channel

Computer Club Magazine - in Russian

Tvoi Shans

Continent - magazine in Russian

Delovaya Nedelya - weekly economic newspaper in Russian

The Almaty Herald Weekly - newspaper

Gazeta Kapital - weekly business news in Russian

Kazakhstanskaya Pravda - daily newspaper in Russian

Novosti Nyedyeli - newspaper in Russian

Noviy Vestnik, Karaganda - newspaper in Russian

Gazeta "Lada", Aktau

Media Provinces - in Russian

Oil Review - in Russian

Panorama - weekly newspaper in Russian

InformVest, Petropavlovsk - weekly newspaper in Russian

Kazakhstan Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Kazakhstan Press Club

Respublika - news and analysis in Russian

Time - political newspaper in Russian

Newspaper "Zhas Alash" - in Russian and Kazakh

Travel and Lodging:

Abdi Travel

Advantour's Kazakhstan Travel Guide

Advantour's Guide to Almaty Hotels

Advantour's Guide to Astana Hotels

Air Astana

Air Kazakhstan

Airport Sary-Arka, Karaganda

Premier Alatau Hotel, Almaty

Allhotels.kz - online reservation of rooms and services in Kazakhstan hotels

ALA International Airport, Almaty

Izumrudniy Altay, Ust-Kamenogorsk - hiking tours and sporting adventures

ARK Company, Almaty - tourist and railroad services

Asia Tourism, Almaty - Central Asian tour organizer

Berkut Air Services

Calipso Travel Agency, Almaty

Ski Resort Chimbulak

Hotel Dostyk, Almaty

Comfort Hotel, Akmola

Hotel "Otrar", Almaty

Cosmonaut Hotel, Karaganda

Hotel Kazakhstan, Almaty

KanTengri Mountain Service

KazTourism, Almaty - travel services in Kazakhstan

Travel Agency "Kondor-tour", Almaty

Lachin Tour

Max Travel Star Agency, Almaty

The Regent Almaty - hotel

Tourist Company "Sky Eagle"

Hotel Sozvezdie, Karaganda

Tour Kazakhstan by FORT-INFORM

Selected Hotels in Kazakhstan

Rakhmanov's Springs Health Resort

Tourism Union of Kazakhstan

"Turan Asia" Travel Company, Almaty

Other Websites in Kazakhstan:

AinaBulak Restaurant

International Public Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech "Adil Soz"

Aktobe.kz: Regional Service of National Information Technologies - in Russian

Almaty Regional Site

The Almaty Zoo - in Russian

Astana: New Capital of Kazakstan - in Russian

Atyrau City - information and portal

Bez Obmana - information and entertainment portal, in Russian

East Kazakhstan Online

The Bolashak Presidential Scholarship Program

Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Community in Kazakhstan

Center of Israeli Medicine, Almaty

Beijing Hotel Restaurant, Almaty

Europa Plus Kazakhstan - in Russian

ExKz.org - news and views for Kazakhstan

Gala TV Productions - television studio

Global Environmental Facility, Almaty

GRATA Law Firm, Almaty

Nasledie drevnix tsivilizatsii

Horses of Kazakhstan

Oblast Children's Hospital and Polyclinic, Petropavlovsk

Hutorok Restaurant, Almaty - Ukrainian cuisine

Regional Information Center, Kostanay

Information and Presentation Center of the Mineral Sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Iteca - special business exhibitions

Kazakh Agency of Applied Ecology - independent environmental organization

Karaganda - Capital of Central Kazakhstan Region

Akezhan Kazhegeldin, Politician

KESTE - Kazakhstan Arts

Business of Kazakhstan

Kid's Internet Center

Detskoe Vremya (Kids Time) - in Russian

Kiss.kz - personal ads

Welcome to Kazakhstan

Kazakh National Cooking

Traditional Jewelry from Kazakstan

On the land of Abai - celebrating a Kazakh literary genius

Kazakhskii Yazik v Internete - Kazakh language resources

Kazakh-Russian and Russian-Kazakh Dictionary

Lyakhov.kz: Bol'shaya Entsiklopediya Kazaxstanskogo Interneta - in Russian

MedPharmInfo - medical information, in Russian

Assotsiatsiya "Mitsva" Respubliki Kazakhstan - Jewish communities, in Russian

Musagetes - The Civic Charitable Foundation for Culture and Humanitarian Sciences Development

NS Radio

Nuclear Technology Safety Center

Tsentr Mezhbankovskix i Finansovix Telekommunikatsiy - in Russian

Severo-Kazakhstanskaya - in Russian

Petropavlovsk City, North Kazakhstan - in Russian

Literary-Art Magazine "Prostor" - in Russian

Almaty Drag Racing Club

Radio Teks - radio station in Karaganda

Rakhat-TV - television

Religion.kz - in Russian

Studio of Beauty and Health "Liya" - in Russian

Semey.tv City Information and Portal

Centre of Bankruptcy and Anticrisis Management

Skidki.kz - portal

Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan

Spravka.kz - directory of Kazakhstani resources and places

Union of Professional/Occupational Workers in Utilitarian Technologies - in Russian

Tourist.kz - world tourism and cultural news and databases

Transparency Kazakhstan Anti-Corruption International Centre, Almaty

Aqua Park, Karaganda

Voice of Asia - annual music festival

Xgate Web Portal

Yellow Pages Kazakhstan - country-wide directory

Zakonodatel'stvo Respubliki Kazakhstan - legal matters, in Russian

CountZero - portal

Restaurant Zheruik, Almaty - classic Kazakh cuisine

ZdravPlus - development of health care systems in Central Asia

External Websites:

Genetics of Kazakh People

KazakPeople - virtual community for Kazakhs around the world

Kazakh Forum

KazakhstanNews

Welcome to Kazakstan

Kazakstan Culture - music, language, and more

Photos from Kazakhstan - photos by Denis Le Gourriérec

Yerzhan Yerkin uly's History of Kazakstan - essays, timeline

Aspan Internet Digest - in Kazakh

Bakhitjan Kourmanov's Collection of Kazakh Traditional Music MP3s

The Kazakhstan Medical Institute - in Russian

Chagala Hotel, Atyrau

Images of Kazakhstan

Central Asia Business Project of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

Kazak.de - in German

Jonathan F. Laatsch's "Kazakstan As I Know It"

Hyatt Regency Almaty - hotel

Map of Kazakstan

RFE/RL: Kazak Service - radio broadcasts

Radio Azattyq - RFE/RL

Consulate of Kazakhstan in New York, NY, USA

Consulate of Kazakhstan in Toronto, Canada

Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA and Canada

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Israel

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation

STANTOURS: Kazakhstan - travel resources and tours

Simurg Travel: Kazakhstan - travel resources and tours

Kazakh National Dishes - recipes, in Russian

The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Kazakhstan - essay by Alden Oreck

FJC: Jewish Communities in Kazakhstan

TED Case Study: Kazakhstan and Oil

Kazak Language Profile

Omniglot: Kazakh Language, Alphabet, and Pronunciation

Embassy of Turkey in Astana, Kazakhstan