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We want to give you some helpful and general information about countries our women are from. (all information about prices are provided by our clients, living in these countries - on Feb, 2004)
KAZAKHSTAN We have around 100 women from this country, and maybe the information you can read on our pages will help you to know their life a little bit better.
Total area: 2,724,900 sq km Population: 16,881,793 Ethnic groups: Kazak 46%, Russian 34.7%, Ukrainian 4.9%, German 3.1%, Uzbek 2.3%, Tatar 1.9%, other 7.1% Capital: Astana. The capital moved here in July 1998 from Almaty. Climate: continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid Government type: A constitutional republic with strong presidency Head of state: President - Nursultan Nazarbayev elected in 1991, re-elected in 1995 and 1999. National valuta: tenge (1 USD - approx. 140 tenge, 1 Euro - approx. 170 tenge)
Official holidays:
1-2 January - New Year
Time:
Kazakhstan is divided into
three time zones:
Average incomes (per month): Teacher 100 USD Medical doctor 100 USD Manager 200-500 USD Accountant 300-1000 USD Designer 250 USD Fitness instructor 130 USD
Many women have extra income (for example by selling perfumes, some cosmetic lines products), some have a second job.
Average prices in Kazakhstan (Almaty):
Bus ticket – 0,3 USD Taxi in Almaty - average distance 1 USD, to the airport during a night time - 8 USD. Apartment (state utilities) - around USD 30 Payment for telephone (subscriber's rental) 2 USD per month. Internet - around 2 USD per hour. Gas - 1 USD per month for one person. Electricity - 6 USD per month. Gasoline - 1 USD per litre.
Payment for the kindergarten. There are both free and payable (from 50 till 150 USD per month).
Cost of living for a woman with 1 child is around 150 USD per month.
Some prices for food: Meat 2,7 USD (very good quality) Bread 0,4 USD Milk 0,5 USD Vegetable and fruits are very cheap, because of the climate and import from Uzbekistan, China.
Medical system: There is free obligatory medical service in the country. But in general, of course, medical services are payable. For example, first reception of patient in the diagnostic centre costs around $3.00 You have also to pay for the medical operations (in general, not officially, relatives of the patient give money to the surgeon). Operation of appendicitis will cost around $100.00
Education in Kazakhstan: Education is obligatory during 11 years in Russian language, and it's free. Children can learn one single foreign language from 5th grade (usually English language). If a student attend to a private, payable school (there are payable schools and payable classes), he can study up to 3 foreign languages already from the first grade, Higher education (after 11 years in the secondary school) is payable, however there are so called grants. Average price for education in the College (or University) is around $500-1000 per year. The lessons are performed in Russian language. There are colleges where students can study in English language as well as for example, a faculty of International journalism, where all teachers are from European Universities.
Average prices for airplane tickets: KLM Almaty – Oslo – Almaty $849+tax of airport (Amsterdam) Lufthansa $950+tax of airport (Frankfurt) The flight duration is around 11 hours. Norwegian visa can be issued at the Embassy of Holland. Cost - $30
Religion in Kazakhstan Most Kazaks would say that to be a Kazak is to be a Muslim. In their eyes, religion and culture are tied together. However, because of the religious oppression of the Soviets, most Kazaks have never read the Qur'an or been to a mosque. Kazaks do not practice strict orthodox Islam like Arabs in the Middle East. Instead, Kazaks practice folk Islam. They mix superstition with Muslim practices. They fear the evil eye, which is the constant fear of hurt or destruction caused by other people's envy. They are wary of "djun" or spirits, which may cause physical or mental illness. Kazaks will visit the graves of Muslim saints to try to gain favours or blessings. Kazaks will buy and wear "tumars" which are charms that have a portion of Qur'anic scripture to try to protect themselves from evil. They will go to fortune-tellers and faith healers to try to divine the future or find a cure for an illness. They will also worship their ancestors and pray to them for advice.
Information about cities:
Information about cities:
Almaty, which means "Father of Apples" in Kazak, was originally founded in 1854. In 1929 it was made the capital of the Kazak Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) and remained the capital until July 1998 when the capital was moved to Astana. Almaty is situated at the foot of the Tien Shan Mountain range. It is also located along a major fault line which has caused damage due to earthquakes in 1887 and 1911. It is an ideal location for the processing of fruit from the fertile steppes around Almaty. Due to its location right next to the Tien Shan Mountains, it has become known as one of the most beautiful cities of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Today, Almaty is known as the commercial capital of Kazakstan. Since the official move of the capital to Astana in July, most businesses have remained in Almaty. One of the main reasons for this is that there is no international flights directly into Astana at this time. There is an international airport in Almaty, connected with more than 40 countries, all over the world. Planes of “Luftganza”, “KLM”, “Turkish Airlines”, “Austrian Airlines” lands here. Population: 1,147,000
Astana. The capital of Kazakhstan. This city was originally founded as a fortress in 1824 and named Akmolinsk. It was renamed Tselinograd (Russian for Virgin City) during the rule of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Nazarbayev changed the name to Astana (literally "Capital") in 1998. Astana has been an important rail junction in Northern Kazakstan. It is located along the Ishim River and they produce agricultural machinery, chemicals and has meat-packing plants. Population: 322,400
Baykonur. The space centre. Baykonur has long been known as a place upon where the Soviets' heroes left this earth and became the first in space. It is from this launching point in central Kazakstan that Sputnik was launched in October 4, 1957. It is also from here that the first person to orbit the earth, Yuri Gagarin, started the "Space Race" with the United States. Baykonur has been the foundation of the Soviet space program. While there were two other launching pads, Plesetsk (Northern Russia) and Kasputin (Central Russia) , this was the primary launching point for manned missions.
Currently, Russia has agreed
to lease Baykonur from the independent country of Kazakstan for 20
years at $115 million in annual rent
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