Kazakhstan

SHORT INFORMATION

Education in Kazakhstan

Following independence from the Soviet Union a major economic depression cut "public financing" for education in Kazakhstan, "which dropped from 6% of gross domestic product in 1991 to about 3% in 1994, before rising to 4% in 1999."

SHORT INFORMATION

Geography of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the largest country in the world completely bordered by land.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

Kazakh Wedding Traditions

While there are over a hundred ethnicities living in Kazakhstan, this post will only describe the wedding traditions of the Kazakhs themselves.