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...9}}</ref> Ranked as the [[List of countries by area|ninth largest country in the world]] as well as the world's largest [[landlocked]] country,<ref>Agen ...khstan has the [[List of countries by population|62nd largest]] population in the world, with a [[List of countries by population density|population dens

| 20.61% [[Russians in Kazakhstan|Russian]] |time_zone = [[Time in Kazakhstan|West{{\}}East]]

...urnalists identified a "growing pattern" of intimidation of the media, and in 2012 several opposition media outlets were ordered to be shut down on charg ...y a government representative to buy a controlling stake in ''Respublika'' in November 2001.<ref name="nytimes.com">[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/13/w

...transl|ru|''Kommunisticheskaya partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza''}}), abbreviated in English as '''CPSU''',{{efn|Sometimes referred to as the Soviet Communist P ...rty]]), a revolutionary group led by [[Vladimir Lenin]] which seized power in the aftermath of the [[October Revolution]] of 1917. The party was dissolve

...=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-09-08}}</ref> In April 2015, Nazarbayev [[Kazakhstani presidential election, 2015|was re-ele ...esided over an authoritarian regime.<ref name="dissent"/> No election held in [[Kazakhstan]] since independence has met international standards.<ref name

...ons&news_id=464 |title=Rakhat Aliyev may be sentenced to life imprisonment in Austria - newspaper |website=Interfax.kz |date= |accessdate=2015-12-07}}</r ...ned by the largest oil, food, publishing and foreign trade firms operating in Kazakhstan, and also currently lends to oil, food, foreign trade, and publi

{{Year in Kazakhstan|2011}} The following lists events that happened during '''[[2011]] in [[Kazakhstan]]'''.

|continent = Asia |image_map_caption = Oguz Yabgu State in [[Kazakhstan]], 750–1055

...flag and state seal in an Astana polling place before the 2007 legislative elections.]] ...(Lower House) and the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] (Upper House). Local elections for maslikhats (local representative bodies) are held every five years.<ref

...ve power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the [[Forms of government|government]] and the two chambers of parliam ...isters in the Cabinet. [[Bakhytzhan Sagintayev]] became the Prime Minister in September 2016.

| voting_system2 = proportional representation (In the Assembly) ==Elections==

...ve power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the [[government]] and the two chambers of parliament. ...ountries in government efficiency, according to the list.<ref name="wef"/> In particular, Kazakhstan is ahead of Belgium and France.<ref name="wef"/>

...a Respubliki Kazakhstan'') is the highest law of [[Kazakhstan]], as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by [[Kazakhstani constitutional re ...|equality]] and [[Agreement (linguistics)|concord]]" and Kazakhstan's role in the [[international community]].<ref name=TEXT/>

...енұлы'''}}) served as the Minister of Culture, Information, and Sport in the [[Government of Kazakhstan]] until [[List of Presidents of Kazakhstan|P ..._uuid=4e612cca-6707-11da-a650-0000779e2340,print=yes.html Election history in Kazakhstan leaves opposition with little hope] Financial Times</ref>

...peaker of the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]], the second highest position in the [[Government of Kazakhstan]], from 1 December to 2004.<ref name=RESIGNA ...as speaker. This diminishes the authority and respect of the whole Senate in front of ordinary citizens. That is the image society sees of the Senate it

...not-190903.asp?po=y |title=Government pressure in run-up to Kazakh Council Elections |accessdate=2006-10-06 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archiv In 1998 he was elected President of the [[Union of Industrialists and Entrepre

'''Law enforcement in Kazakhstan''' is handled by the [[Kazakhstan]] police and law courts, large The court system in Kazakhstan operates at three levels, local, province, and [[Supreme Court o

...t Socialist Republics as a renewed federation of equal sovereign republics in which the rights and freedom of an individual of any nationality will be fu ...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p492 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> </blockquote>

...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p416 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> The [[Constitut {{Kazakhstani elections}}

...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p419 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> {{Kazakhstan elections}}

...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p420 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> ...Supreme Soviet]] had last taken place in March 1990, prior to independence in December 1991. The outgoing Supreme Soviet dissolved itself on 13 December

...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p416 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> Voter turnout w ...the dissolution of the Parliament and plans to rule by decree pending new elections. A majority of the 177 Deputies challenged the dissolution.

...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p420 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> ...sultan Nazarbayev]] announced by public [[decree]] on 7 July 1999 that the elections to both Houses of the Parliament (the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] and [

...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p423 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> The [[Communist {{Kazakhstani elections}}

...tated that the election "did not meet fundamental principles of democratic elections."<ref name=RFE>[http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan_three_parties_win_e ...on was overturned on 10 January 2012.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16492780 Kazakhstan riot town Zhanaozen can go to the polls] BBC News, 10 J

A [[general election]] was held on September 19, 2004 in [[Kazakhstan]] to elect a new government to the [[Majilis]], the [[legislat ...he [[Sailau]] system will be used. It is based on [[technology]] developed in [[Belarus]].

..., 20 August 2007</ref><ref name=Maria>[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2878772.ece Kazakh poll gives all seats to Nazarbayev] Reuters, 20 A ...articles/eav062007a.shtml Kazakhstan's political parties gear up for early elections] EurasiaNet, 20 June 2007</ref>

...9464.html|title=Nazarbaev Dissolves Kazakh Parliament, Sets Date For Early Elections|date=20 January 2016|publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|accessda ...ple]], a body selected by the President.<ref>[http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/513/ Republic of Kazakhstan] IFES</ref>

...2010 Census]], the city had a population of 572,076, making it the largest in the [[North Caucasus Federal District]].<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref ...leading to a renewed conflict between the Russian Federation and militants in the North Caucasus region.

...6-98/f96-98.htm The New Russia of Vladimir Zhirinovsky: Fascist Tendencies in the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia] ([[NATO]])</ref><ref name=abroadath ...e Carbonnel|author2=Alessandra Prentice|title=Armed men seize two airports in Ukraine's Crimea, Yanukovich reappears|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/20

...ap;"><!--If you swap out an image, change the "x##px" entry for EACH image in the row so that the width of the row lines up with the others-->[[ File:ENa ...www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=70501 Assessment for Russians in Kazakhstan]</ref> [[East Kazakhstan]]<ref>[http://www.turkishweekly.net/new

|caption=Wu'erkaixi in Taipei, 2013 ...Uyghur]], he was born in Beijing on February 17, 1968 with ancestral roots in [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture]], [[Xinjiang]]. He achieved prominence

...94-bcfb2772a5e9.html Five Years After 9/11: Crackdowns loom behind Central Asia's War On Terror] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref><ref name=RUSSIALIKE>[ht ...is the impact of terrorism in the country. Kazakhstan's 94th place puts it in a group of countries with the lowest impact of terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|ti

...ov]], remained in detention after unfair trials ... Torture remains common in places of detention."<ref>[[Human Rights Watch]], [https://www.hrw.org/worl ...Guardian]]|date=11 March 2015|quote=Nazarbaev has clamped down on dissent in Kazakhstan, and the country has never held an election judged to be free or

...experienced an increase in the level of fines imposed for nonregistration in addition to stronger efforts to collect such fines. Most registered groups ...oman Catholic]], and [[Jewish]] leaders reported high levels of acceptance in society. During the reporting period, the dominant Islamic and Russian Orth

...other partners own business operating a coal and natural resources company in [[Kazakhstan]]. In 1994, G. Zhakiyanov was appointed governor of [[Semipalatinsk]] Province in the newly independent [[Republic of Kazakhstan]]. From 1997 until the end o