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Main article: Economy of Kazakhstan
Main article: Demographics of Kazakhstan
Main ethnic groups in Kazakhstan are Kazakhs ( Qazaq) 46%, Russians 34.7%, Ukrainians 4.9%, Germans 5.7%, Uzbeks 2.3%, Tatars 1.9% (as of 1996). Note: Before 1991 three millions Germans lived in Kazakhstan.
Main article: Culture of Kazakhstan
In part because of the country's enormous semi-arid steppe, the Soviet government used Kazakhstan as its nuclear testing site, and this, along with near-absent pollution controls , has contributed to an alarmingly high rate of disease in many rural areas. Kazakhstan has identified at least two major ecological disasters within its borders-- the shrinking of the Aral Sea and radioactive contamination at the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing facility (in fact a large zone south of Koursatov ) and along the Chinese border.
The Central Asian Regional Environmental Center is located in Kazakhstan, which fosters regional cooperation on environmental issues.
Kazakhstan possesses the Soviet equivalent to the United States' Cape Canaveral, where they have launched their version of the space shuttle and the well-known space station Mir. Russia currently leases approximately 6,000 kmē of territory enclosing the Baikonur Cosmodrome space launch site in south central Kazakhstan.
The name of the city of Almaty, 'Father of Apples' in English, derives from the wild apples that grow naturally in the area.
The popular TV creation of Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Ali G) of " Borat" represents a seemingly naive Kazakhstan television reporter uncovering the inconsistencies of western culture. Interestingly, the ambassador from Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom was insulted by the character claiming it was far from an authentic representation of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan appears in the movies Air Force One (with Harrison Ford), The World is Not Enough ( James Bond), and Rollerball (with Jean Reno).
Talented cyclist Alexander Vinokourov represents Kazakhstan in his cycling career for the German T-mobile team. Vinokourov has an impressive cycling record finishing third overall in the 2003 Tour de France.
* Travel guide to from Wikitravel
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