Kazakhstan

Welcome to the land of ethnic diversity, endless steppe and ancient history! Twelve good reasons to visit Kazakhstan:

• Kazahstan is the 9th largest country in the world
• Kazakhstan is home to the Baikonur Cosmodome, the first and largest space launch facility in the world
• The population density is among the lowest in the world
• The city of Almaty is the modern and beautiful financial center of Kazakhstan
• Astana, the capital city, is fastly becoming a futuristic and attractive place
• More than 120 ethnic groups live in Kazakhstan
• There are around 27,000 ancient monuments throughout Kazakhstan
• The former home of Dostoyevsky in Semey is now a museum
• Kazakhstan has some really good ski resorts
• Kazakhs celebrate three New Year holidays
• Lake Balkhash, one of the largest in the world, contains both fresh and salt water
• The famous Kazakh steppe is the biggest of its kind and occupies 1/3 of the country